Understanding Tears, Tantrums and Whining

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s episode of The Gentle Parenting Show, Kim sits down with Kathryn Kvols - a mother of 5. Through her 30 years of studying multiple courses and books, she wrote her book and education course “Redirecting Children’s Behavior.” Her goal is to help parents walk away with skills and tools to help their children’s behavior. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Kim and Kathryn talk a lot about the why behind children’s behavior. They discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Common Unmet Needs </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why Connection Matters</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dealing with Sibling Rivalry </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Dealing with Anger and Whining </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why Children Whine</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our favorite quotes from the episode are</span> <strong>“instead of trying to stop the behavior, we need to look behind what the behavior is saying to us”</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <strong>“connect before you expect”</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Connect with Kathryn</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Find out more about Kathryn’s course on</span> <a href= "https://www.apecparenting.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">her website</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. Connect with her on</span> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/RedirectingChildrensBehavior/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Facebook</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/redirectingchildrensbehavior/"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Instagram</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. </span></p>