Parenting With Psychology

12:55

5 Ways to Respond When Your Toddler Hits Another Child

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/06/24

✨ Want proven strategies for child hitting and beyond from a child psychologist? Register for the free workshop → https://www.drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop When your toddler hits another child — at a playdate, at preschool, with a sibling — the stakes feel completely different than when they hit you. Parents are managing three relationships at once: their child, the child who got hit, and the other parent watching it all unfold. The instincts most parents reach for in that moment are understandable

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12:54

5 Ways to Respond When Your Toddler Hits Another Child

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/06/24

✨ Want proven strategies for child hitting and beyond from a child psychologist? Register for the free workshop → https://www.drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop When your toddler hits another child — at a playdate, at preschool, with a sibling — the stakes feel completely different than when they hit you. Parents are managing three relationships at once: their child, the child who got hit, and the other parent watching it all unfold. The instincts most parents reach for in that moment are understandable

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12:07

5 Ways to Respond to Toddler Hitting (Which One Works...

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/06/17

✨ Want proven strategies beyond toddler hitting from a child psychologist? Register for the free workshop → https://www.drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop Why toddlers hit is one of the most common questions I get from parents — and the most common responses parents reach for are actually reinforcing the very behavior they're trying to stop. This video breaks down the five responses most parents use when their toddler hits, which ones are making things worse, and the one that actually works. Toddler

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12:07

5 Ways to Respond to Toddler Hitting (Which One Works...

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/06/17

✨ Want proven strategies beyond toddler hitting from a child psychologist? Register for the free workshop → https://www.drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop Why toddlers hit is one of the most common questions I get from parents — and the most common responses parents reach for are actually reinforcing the very behavior they're trying to stop. This video breaks down the five responses most parents use when their toddler hits, which ones are making things worse, and the one that actually works. Toddler

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19:39

STOP Toddler Tantrums BEFORE They Start

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/06/09

✨ Stop toddler tantrums before they start. Learn the complete system: drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop Stop toddler tantrums before they start by catching the Pivot Window — the specific period before a child fully dysregulates where three strategies can redirect the escalation entirely. Dr. Lindsay Emmerson explains why the instinctive parental responses in this window make meltdowns more likely, and what to do instead. In this episode: → • What the Pivot Window is and how to recognize it in children

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19:39

STOP Toddler Tantrums BEFORE They Start

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/06/09

✨ Stop toddler tantrums before they start. Learn the complete system: drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop Stop toddler tantrums before they start by catching the Pivot Window — the specific period before a child fully dysregulates where three strategies can redirect the escalation entirely. Dr. Lindsay Emmerson explains why the instinctive parental responses in this window make meltdowns more likely, and what to do instead. In this episode: → • What the Pivot Window is and how to recognize it in

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17:19

Talking Makes Tantrums WORSE. Do THIS Instead.

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/06/03

✨ Ready to move beyond what to do during a toddler tantrum — and what to stop doing? → drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop Knowing what to do during a toddler tantrum is one of the most common questions parents search — and most of the instinctive answers make tantrums last longer. In this video, Dr. Lindsay Emmerson explains why the Escalation Loop runs on parental engagement, and gives parents the three-step approach that actually breaks it. Most toddler tantrum advice focuses on what to say. This

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17:19

Talking Makes Tantrums WORSE. Do THIS Instead.

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/06/03

✨ Ready to move beyond what to do during a toddler tantrum — and what to stop doing? → drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop Knowing what to do during a toddler tantrum is one of the most common questions parents search — and most of the instinctive answers make tantrums last longer. In this video, Dr. Lindsay Emmerson explains why the Escalation Loop runs on parental engagement, and gives parents the three-step approach that actually breaks it. Most toddler tantrum advice focuses on what to say. This

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13:58

Why SUMMER Break BREAKS Your Kid Every Year

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/05/27

✨ Ready to move beyond why kids struggle in summer — and what to do about it? → drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop Why kids struggle in summer — even kids who thrived during the school year — is one of the most misunderstood behavior challenges in parenting. In this video, Dr. Lindsay Emmerson explains the Predictability Drop, why it happens to virtually every family in the first weeks of summer, and the three-part framework that resolves it in as little as two weeks. In this episode: • Why kids

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13:57

Why SUMMER Break BREAKS Your Kid Every Year

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/05/27

✨ Ready to move beyond why kids struggle in summer — and what to do about it? → drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop Why kids struggle in summer — even kids who thrived during the school year — is one of the most misunderstood behavior challenges in parenting. In this video, Dr. Lindsay Emmerson explains the Predictability Drop, why it happens to virtually every family in the first weeks of summer, and the three-part framework that resolves it in as little as two weeks. In this episode: • Why kids

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09:34

Does Gentle Parenting Actually Work?

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/05/20

✨ Free workshop for parents → drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop | Learn the research-backed approach that gives you warmth and structure together — not as a trade-off. Gentle parenting gets a lot right. But as most parents practice it, something is missing — and that gap is exactly why so many parents who are genuinely trying to implement it still feel like something isn't working. This video names the gap directly, explains what sixty years of research actually says about what produces the best

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9:34

Does Gentle Parenting Actually Work?

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/05/20

✨ Free workshop for parents → drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop | Learn the research-backed approach that gives you warmth and structure together — not as a trade-off. Gentle parenting gets a lot right. But as most parents practice it, something is missing — and that gap is exactly why so many parents who are genuinely trying to implement it still feel like something isn't working. This video names the gap directly, explains what sixty years of research actually says about what produces the best

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09:56

The Two Types of Parents (Which One Are You?)

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/05/13

✨ Free workshop for parents → drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop | Learn the authoritative parenting framework that holds warmth and structure together — every day, not on alternating ones. Authoritative parenting produces the best outcomes for children across every measure the research tracks — but most parents have never seen what it actually looks like in a real home on a real day. This video uses one of the most surprisingly accurate parenting illustrations in film history to show exactly what the

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9:56

The Two Types of Parents (Which One Are You?)

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/05/13

✨ Free workshop for parents → drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop | Learn the authoritative parenting framework that holds warmth and structure together — every day, not on alternating ones. Authoritative parenting produces the best outcomes for children across every measure the research tracks — but most parents have never seen what it actually looks like in a real home on a real day. This video uses one of the most surprisingly accurate parenting illustrations in film history to show exactly what the

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8:53

Why Timeouts and Reward Charts Don't Work

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/05/06

✨ Free workshop for parents → drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop | Get the research-backed framework that makes every parenting strategy finally work. Why don't timeouts work? Why do reward charts stop producing results after two weeks? Why do consequences stick for a few days and then behavior slides right back? The answer to all three questions is the same — and it's probably not what you think. This video explains the real reason common parenting strategies keep failing, and names the foundational

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08:53

Why Timeouts and Reward Charts Don't Work

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/05/06

✨ Free workshop for parents → drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop | Get the research-backed framework that makes every parenting strategy finally work. Why don't timeouts work? Why do reward charts stop producing results after two weeks? Why do consequences stick for a few days and then behavior slides right back? The answer to all three questions is the same — and it's probably not what you think. This video explains the real reason common parenting strategies keep failing, and names the foundational

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9:08

Why You Keep Snapping at Your Kids

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/04/29

✨ Free workshop for parents → drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop | Stop the snap-and-guilt cycle with the 5 C's to Amazing Parenting. Stop snapping at your kids — even when they're pushing every button you have, even at 7am when the morning is already off the rails. If you've ever woken up genuinely promising yourself today will be different, only to find yourself reacting the exact same way by 8am, this video tells you exactly why — and gives you a named, practical tool to interrupt the cycle starting

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09:09

Why You Keep Snapping at Your Kids

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/04/29

✨ Free workshop for parents → drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop | Stop the snap-and-guilt cycle with the 5 C's to Amazing Parenting. Stop snapping at your kids — even when they're pushing every button you have, even at 7am when the morning is already off the rails. If you've ever woken up genuinely promising yourself today will be different, only to find yourself reacting the exact same way by 8am, this video tells you exactly why — and gives you a named, practical tool to interrupt the cycle

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13:10

Why Your Strong-Willed Child Argues About Everything

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/04/21

✨ Raising a strong-willed child and need support tailored to your specific situation? Join the Amazing Parents Club for weekly live Q&As with Dr. Lindsay → https://www.drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop Strong-willed children who argue about everything aren't being disrespectful — their developing brains are doing exactly what they're supposed to do. In this video, Dr. Lindsay uses Piaget's research on the preoperational stage (ages 2–7) to show you why the arguing is a sign of healthy development, and

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13:09

Why Your Strong-Willed Child Argues About Everything

Parenting With Psychology ·

2026/04/21

✨ Raising a strong-willed child and need support tailored to your specific situation? Join the Amazing Parents Club for weekly live Q&As with Dr. Lindsay → https://www.drlindsayemmerson.com/workshop Strong-willed children who argue about everything aren't being disrespectful — their developing brains are doing exactly what they're supposed to do. In this video, Dr. Lindsay uses Piaget's research on the preoperational stage (ages 2–7) to show you why the arguing is a sign of healthy development, and

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