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Topics Covered in this Office Hours:
- Managing preteen defiance during major transitions - navigating a 12-year-old's outbursts, rudeness to siblings, and "I hate you" moments after moving and changing schools while staying calm and connected (00:01:04)
- Supporting physically controlling 6-year-old with cancer trauma - addressing bossy, aggressive behaviors during play stemming from medical trauma, speech delays, and loss of control during treatment (00:17:33)
- Handling highly reactive 13-year-old's emotional volatility - managing rudeness and impatience in a strong-willed middle schooler while the family walks on eggshells, and teaching healthy anger expression (00:36:24)
- Healing medical trauma in 14-month-old with repeated hospitalizations - reducing fear in a baby hospitalized 11 times for breathing issues through safety routines, play therapy, and breathing exercises (00:47:12)
- Addressing severe touch sensitivity and doctor fear in neurodivergent 11-year-old - helping a child overcome terror of medical examination for a spreading rash when touch feels overwhelming (00:55:44)
- Resolving unsustainable multi-school transportation arrangements - managing resentment and establishing boundaries when driving children to separate schools becomes depleting while respecting their needs (01:15:34)
- Reconnecting with isolated 15-year-old teen - increasing meaningful connection and values discussions with a teen who spends hours at coffee shops and refuses contact with his college-age brother (01:29:16)
- Distinguishing creative screen use from social media performance - clarifying healthy video-making for self-expression versus posting content influenced by influencers to gain likes (01:38:50)
- Transitioning toddler from co-sleeping to independent sleep - gradually teaching a 2.5-year-old to fall asleep without being held through gentle, incremental changes that respect the child's comfort level (01:44:00)