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Published: Oct. 1, 2019, 4 a.m.

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Today, we speak with Meghan Leahy; author, parenting coach and Washington Post columnist about raising your kids with confidence, patience and even joy!

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Meghan Leahy is the mother of three young daughters, a certified parenting coach, and a columnist for The Washington Post, writing about all things parenting! She is the author of the upcoming book, "Parenting Outside the Lines: Forget the Rules, Tap into Your Wisdom, and Connect to Your Child."

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In this episode, you\\u2019ll enjoy:

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• Meghan\\u2019s path to discovering that parent coaching was her passion just by chance, hard work and perseverance.
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• Learn about Dr. Gordon Neufeld of the The Neufeld Institute and the attachment-based developmental approach.
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• The struggle of setting boundaries for parents and the commonly faced organizational concerns.
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• How the constant influx of stimulation impacts children\\u2019s ability to focus, maintain their attention and, ultimately, learn.
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• Hear about Meghan\\u2019s new book about how parents can examine their preconceptions and to be empowered to follow their own way.
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• Kids need boundaries and how to determine how to set them.
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• Learn what \\u201cSilent Compassion\\u201d means. It\\u2019s a great technique for expressing understanding and love along with boundaries.
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Meghan\\u2019s favorite tidying tip: Clean the kitchen every evening for a much better start for the next day. (We love this one!)

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What sparks joy for Meghan: The amazing things on TV these days and relaxing with her kids around great TV shows. And, MAKE UP! On top of everything else she\\u2019s juggling, Meghan is training to become a make-up artist!

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To connect with Meghan, you can kind find her at mlparentcoach.com. mlparentcoach.com

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You can sign up for Meghan\\u2019s free ebook, From A to Zzzz: How to Get Your Kids to Sleep on her website.

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You can also sign up for her online parenting class, "From Conflict to Cooperation: Understanding and Preventing Power Struggles with your Children" here

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You can more of Meghan\\u2019s\\u2019 tips via the Washington Post as the Parenting Expert in the \\u201cOn Parenting\\u201d column.

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Gems

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• \\u201cParenting is not an automatic thing, it\\u2019s a learning on the job kind of thing.\\u201d
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• \\u201cMy job was to illuminate why kids were struggling which is the first step to understanding how to get it right.\\u201d
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• \\u201cSo starts an avalanche of \\u2018Screw it, I\\u2019ll do it myself.\\u2019 which leads to resentment.\\u201d
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• \\u201cThere\\u2019s a lot of books about parenting skills..in my view all these these books are true and untrue\\u2026I didn\\u2019t want to write a book where parents had to ascribe to a theory\\u2026instead it\\u2019s about paying attention to your actual child and your actual life.\\u201d
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• \\u201cIt can be positive and fun, but when it falls apart, you just pick up and go on.\\u201d
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You can find Karin Socci at The Serene Home
\\nYou can find Kristyn Ivey at For the Love of Tidy

Special Guest: Meghan Leahy.

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