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Topics Covered in this Office Hours:

• Protecting children from potentially harmful co-parents - navigating custody decisions when one parent may be narcissistic or destructive, and how to truthfully explain absent parents to young children (00:09:52)
• School transition challenges for sensitive children - managing a child who runs away from school, dealing with unhelpful school staff responses, and supporting difficult morning/afternoon schedule transitions (00:21:59)
• Supporting highly sensitive 6-year-old with big emotions - handling frequent crying episodes, managing family dynamics when one child's emotional needs feel overwhelming, and addressing sibling name-calling (00:43:31)
• Managing extreme control behaviors in 3-year-olds - addressing rigid, anxiety-driven behaviors around toys and routines that are impacting peer relationships at preschool (01:05:51)
  
• Clarifying truthful communication about absent fathers - follow-up discussion about handling early videos/photos when explaining a father's absence to protect the child while maintaining honesty (01:15:05)