Communicating to Kids with Confidence & Joy

Rebecca St. James and Dr. Danny Huerta talk with Connie Albers, author of Parenting Beyond
the Rules and mother of five grown children, about hearing what kids are really saying. When a
child walks in and answers "fine," there is usually something underneath, and in a Gallup survey
one in six parents said they struggle to comfort or communicate with their children.

Parenting Beyond the Rules: Raising Teens with Confidence and Joy, by Connie Albers

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