Mummy, can you hear me! – with Rob Parsons, Madeline Stanimeros and Katharine Hill

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Mummy, can you hear me! – with Rob Parsons, Madeline Stanimeros and Katharine Hill

Episode 12

We as parents can be amazed by how well empathy “works” to calm our children. For most people, including our children, just having our views and feelings acknowledged makes us feel better, so we’re more cooperative. Listen in to Madeline Stanimeros, Rob Parsons and Katharine Hill as they explore this topic of empathizing with our young ones.

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