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![Have you caught my coaching episode with Daniel this week on my podcast?
Daniel is the father of two girls, ages 9 and 15.
He has been following peaceful parenting practices in recent years and finds it a struggle that his wife isn’t onboard.
𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁:
▶️ How ending the yelling and power struggles has changed Daniel’s relationship with his daughters
▶️ Why we can force our partners to be aligned with peaceful parenting
▶️ Tips to navigate your relationship with your partner when it comes to peaceful parenting
▶️ Daniel’s update after a few weeks
Go to https://link.chtbl.com/Z_YOP4jb to listen now, and share it with a friend you know needs to hear it too.
[ID: Photo of a family on a blue and white background. Audiogram reads "I would recommend that you stop trying to get her to come along on the peaceful parenting train and instead focus on just keep doing yourself what you're doing and modeling the behavior. Right. And I think that we have to remember that the peaceful parenting approach is a relationship approach and it's not just about parenting.
Like all of the focusing on connection and empathizing and delighting in your child or your partner making time together, like the adult equivalent of special time. Just taking 15 minutes to have a cup of coffee together and talk about your day or something like that."]
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