“From Battles to Bonding: A Parent’s Guide to Trading Defiance for Cooperation” [Video Replay & Podcast #539]
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Episode Description
Family life brings smiles and struggles, but when persistent tantrums, resistance, or negativity dominate, they can strain relationships and household harmony. In this transformative webinar, psychologist Jeffrey Bernstein, Ph.D., shares a proven program to help caregivers reduce conflict and eliminate disruptive behaviors in children, teens, and even struggling adult children.
This webinar explores the underlying causes of oppositional defiance, offering practical tools to restore peace and connection. Moving from battles to bonding will empower you to put those fruitless power struggles behind you by turning emotional reactivity into opportunities for connection and cooperation.
Critical handouts will be included for registrants in this webinar to help caregivers learn the strategies that prevent emotionally dysregulated children from becoming defiant.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- How to foster empathy by building stronger connections with children through understanding and compassion
- How to regulate your emotions and model calm responses for your child
- About the power of emotion regulation coaching to transform resistance into collaboration
- How to navigate parenting in an era of heightened anxieties and societal challenges
- About cooperative, connection-building games to foster trust, communication, and teamwork
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Defusing Defiance in Children with ADHD: More Resources
- Download: 10 Rules for Parents of Defiant Kids with ADHD
- Sign Up: The ADHD Parenting Class
- Read: The Facts About ADHD vs. ODD
- Read: Two Families’ Stories of Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- eBook: The ADHD Positive Parenting Guide
Obtain a Certificate of Attendance
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Meet the Expert Speaker
Dr. Jeffrey Bernstein is a psychologist with more than 34 years of experience specializing in child, adolescent, couples, and family therapy. He completed his post-doctoral internship at the University of Pennsylvania Counseling Center and holds a Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from the State University of New York at Albany. He has appeared on the Today Show, Court TV as an expert advisor, and CBS Eyewitness News Philadelphia, 10! Philadelphia — NBC and public radio.
Dr. Bernstein has authored several books, including The Anxiety, Depression, & Anger Toolbox for Teens, The Stress Survival Guide for Teens, Mindfulness for Teen Worry, 10 Days to a Less Defiant Child, 10 Days to Less Distracted Child, Liking the Child You Love, and Why Can’t You Read My Mind? He has also published the Letting Go of Anger Therapeutic Card Deck.
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