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Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss the four tenets of healthy relationships; building on the work of Jude Cassidy around Attachment. This is the fifth of a five-part series that will discuss the four tenets including the ability to give care, the ability to receive care, the ability to be autonomous/interdependent (as opposed to dependent), and the ability to negotiate your wants and needs. This episode focuses on the importance of negotiating your wants and needs in the context of healthy relationships.

Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss the four tenets of healthy relationships; building on the work of Jude Cassidy around Attachment. This is the fourth of a five-part series that will discuss the four tenets including the ability to give care, the ability to receive care, the ability to be autonomous/interdependent (as opposed to dependent), and the ability to negotiate your wants and needs. This episode focuses on the importance of autonomous/interdependence in the context of healthy relationships.

Shawn, Lori, and Ryan welcome Lauren Hudgeons to the show. She is a foster and adoptive parent as well as an attorney. Lauren works with kids in the state’s conservatorship. She will be answering various questions that many foster parents have.

Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss four tenets of healthy relationships building on the work of Jude Cassidy around Attachment. This is the third of a five-part series that will discuss the four tenets including the ability to give care, the ability to receive care, the ability to be autonomous/interdependent (as opposed to dependent), and the ability to negotiate your wants and needs. This episode focuses on receiving care in the context of healthy relationships.

Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss four tenets of healthy relationships building on the work of Jude Cassidy around Attachment. This is the second of a five-part series that will discuss the four tenets including the ability to give care, the ability to receive care, the ability to be autonomous/interdependent (as opposed to dependent), and the ability to negotiate your wants and needs. This episode focuses on giving care in the context of healthy relationships.

Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss four tenets of healthy relationships building on the work of Jude Cassidy around Attachment. This is the first of a five-part series that will discuss the four tenets including the ability to give care, the ability to receive care, the ability to be autonomous/interdependent (as opposed to dependent), and the ability to negotiate your wants and needs.

Shawn, Lori, and Ryan discuss tips for parenting success during the transition from summer routine to the school year. Parents have a major role to play to help their school-going children to manage the transition back to school.

In part 5 (the final part) of our Summer Book Discussion; Ryan, Shawn, and Lori discuss the strategies in Chapter 6 including: "Increase the Family Fun Factor" and "Connect Through Conflict".

In part 4 of our Summer Book Discussion; Ryan, Shawn, and Lori discuss the strategies in Chapter 5 including: "Let the Clouds of Emotion Roll", "SIFT", and "Exercise Mindsight".