182: How to get frustrating behavior to stop

<span style="font-weight: 400">All of our children go through phases when they do things we wish they wouldn’t do. </span> &nbsp; <span style="font-weight: 400">Sometimes those things are relatively harmless but are pretty annoying, because they take extra time for us to clean up - things like eating (and making crumbs) in areas where we don’t want them to eat, shaving up a bar of soap, or piling up all the toys and refusing to help clean them up. </span> &nbsp; <span style="font-weight: 400">Other times it’s not so harmless.  </span> &nbsp; <span style="font-weight: 400">They might hit us.</span> &nbsp; <span style="font-weight: 400">Or hit a (smaller) sibling, for what seems like no reason.</span> &nbsp; <span style="font-weight: 400">We want to get that behavior to stop…but how?</span> &nbsp; <span style="font-weight: 400">In this episode we’ll meet a parent who’s struggling with the annoying behaviors…and we’ll hear directly from two parents who have found ways to navigate resistance and hitting, and </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">these are no longer the problem they once were.</span></i> &nbsp; <span style="font-weight: 400">There is hope.  </span> &nbsp; <span style="font-weight: 400">We don’t have to keep walking on eggshells waiting for the next explosion, or worried about what our child is doing as soon as our back is turned.</span> &nbsp; <strong>Jump to highlights:</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400">(00:50)  Introduction for today’s episode</span> <span style="font-weight: 400">(01:33)  </span><span style="font-weight: 400">A member of Jen's community is seeking advice on how to manage her child’s frustrating behavior</span> <span style="font-weight: 400">(04:23)  How Jen resolved her issues with her husband's frustrating behavior during the COVID lockdown</span> <span style="font-weight: 400">(06:16)  The importance of understanding children's behavior and finding ways to meet their needs in a way that works for both the