Nothing Works! Are you burned out on tools? {EP 227}


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Part of why you keep listening to this podcast is for parenting tools and strategies, right?? So, what do we do when it feels like nothing is working?!

What’s really going on when parenting tools feel useless and you want to shout “THIS ISN’T WORKING?!”

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why parenting tools “work” when they come from connection, not protection
  • What to ask yourself when it seems like nothing helps anymore
  • How to know if your child’s needs have outpaced the support you can give on your own

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This blog is a short summary of a longer episode on The Baffling Behavior Show podcast.

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Or, you can read the entire transcript of the episode by scrolling down and clicking ‘transcript.’

Robyn

Author of National Best Selling Book (including audiobook) Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies that Really Work

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The Power of Delight in Parenting Kids with BBBs {EP 226}


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I know- sometimes it feels impossible to feel delight toward your child. I get it! 

BUT! If you can find even micro-moments of delight, it can be very powerful for both you and your child. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • How is delight related to secure attachment
  • The science behind why it’s sometimes very hard to find delight in kids with vulnerable nervous systems 
  • How to intentionally look for and pause in moments of delight
  • Why delight doesn’t just help your child, but your nervous system too

Resources Mentioned on the Podcast

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This blog is a short summary of a longer episode on The Baffling Behavior Show podcast.

Find The Baffling Behavior Show podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or in your favorite podcast app.

Or, you can read the entire transcript of the episode by scrolling down and clicking ‘transcript.’

Robyn

Author of National Best Selling Book (including audiobook) Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies that Really Work

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How to Stay Curious When Behavior Makes No Sense {EP 225}


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When your child’s behavior leaves you feeling confused, frustrated, or even hopeless, staying curious might be the last thing on your mind. 

But curiosity is actually SO COOL! It’s both a parenting strategy AND a nervous system state. 

In this episode, we’ll explore how to access curiosity, even when behavior makes no sense, and how that curiosity helps us find the path forward.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why curiosity is a sign your owl brain is online, and how to use curiosity to invite your Owl brain back when it’s not
  • A powerful question to shift your lens from “what’s wrong?” to “what’s needed?”
  • How baffling behavior can reveal clues about what regulation, safety, or connection your child is missing

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This blog is a short summary of a longer episode on The Baffling Behavior Show podcast.

Find The Baffling Behavior Show podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or in your favorite podcast app.

Or, you can read the entire transcript of the episode by scrolling down and clicking ‘transcript.’

Robyn

Author of National Best Selling Book (including audiobook) Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies that Really Work

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Is Behavior Change the Goal? {EP 224}


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When you’re dealing with whining, hitting, defiance, back talk…well, of course you want it to stop. But what if behavior change isn’t actually the place to start? Not for long term behavior change at least. 

In this episode, I explore why behavior change does matter, but why it’s not the first goal, especially for kids with vulnerable nervous systems.

HEADS UP! I’m not necessarily asking YOU- the one facing these out of control behaviors- to change your goal of behavior change. But…what if the people who are helping you could stay focused on that truth?!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • Why all behavior makes sense—even the baffling kind
  • What happens when we shift from changing behavior to addressing the nervous system
  • How holding two truths at once helps you feel more regulated, even in hard moments

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Listen on the Podcast

This blog is a short summary of a longer episode on The Baffling Behavior Show podcast.

Find The Baffling Behavior Show podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or in your favorite podcast app.

Or, you can read the entire transcript of the episode by scrolling down and clicking ‘transcript.’

Robyn

Author of National Best Selling Book (including audiobook) Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies that Really Work

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