Your Parenting Long Game

While taking away privileges and other types of punishments may be effective in changing behavior, moods, and attitudes of some children, they tend not to help with big feeling children. In fact, threatening punishment often makes situations worse, making us feel helpless and wondering what other steps we can take. In this episode, we’ll discuss why punishments and consequences may be ineffective… and what you can do instead to foster responsible behavior and internal motivation.

It’s so easy to get frustrated or angry with (or even worried about!) children who act self-centered -- children who get mad when you don’t give them what they want or insist that things must go the way they say. Unfortunately, explaining to children that they’re being selfish and why they need to stop doesn’t tend to change their behavior. In this episode, you’ll learn why children, especially those with big emotions, tend to focus on themselves so much. You’ll learn how to respond to this issue in

One of the behaviors that we often see in children with big feelings is that they react quickly and strongly, usually in a way that seems disproportionate to the situation. Trying to convince them not to get so upset, or using logic to explain why they shouldn’t be so reactive…only makes the situation worse. In this episode, you’ll learn why it makes sense that children with big feelings act so “dramatic” and how you can help them in the short run and foster more resilience in the long run. See

Although some may ask what it means to be raising a child with big emotions, if you are raising a child with big emotions, you probably know. You’re likely raising a child who may be inflexible, bossy, sensitive to criticism, and they likely respond in big ways. In this episode, we’ll discuss the unique challenges of raising a child with big emotions, one thing your big-feeling child must have in order to thrive (that you may not be aware of), and why I’m shifting the focus of my business to support

You want to know how to get long-term results in improving kids’ behavior, moods, and attitudes, but how do you do this? We’ll discuss the 3 reasons that kids misbehave in the first place (you have to understand these if you want this to change!), and then we’ll discuss the Parenting Long Game model and how it addresses all 3 of those reasons. You’ll also see what this looks like using an example of a mom who’s frustrated because her kids don’t do what she asks them to do.

You have likely tried many different strategies to reduce the power struggles, meltdowns, negotiations, and negative attitudes in your home… but even if those strategies work in the short run,  you’re not seeing long-term results. Learn WHY the tools you’ve been using rely on what I call “Band-Aid Parenting” -- and why band-aid parenting only leads to short term results. I’ll also discuss the framework for “Long Game Parenting,” which relies on long-term solutions for improving behavior, attitudes,

Learn about Rachel Bailey's background, as well as what the "Parenting Long Game" is and how it can help YOU feel more confident (and less depleted) as a parent. Your Long Game doesn't mean more work. It means more long-term results!