Listen in as Jim & Lynne Jackson, Connected Families Co-Founders, teach the parenting concept “Slow, Low, & Listen.” This simple tool can help you develop and maintain an emotionally safe presence for your kids. Jim and Lynne will equip you with the understanding you need to apply the concept next time you feel your emotional temperature begin to rise. You’ll learn how shifting from reactive, intimidating responses to kind, firm engagement can dramatically improve your relationship with your child..

Key Points:

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• Why kids learn best when they feel safe
  
  
• How to move from “fast, large, & loud” to “slow, low, & listen”
  
  
• The brain science behind emotional escalation during conflict
  
  
• How emotions are contagious between parents and children
  
  
• The fight-or-flight response and its impact on parent-child conflict
  

Mentioned in this podcast:

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• New Mini-course! How to Turn Fast, Large, & Loud into Slow, Low, & Listen ($9 or free for Table community members)
  
  
• Ep. 222 | Retained Primitive Reflexes: Understanding & Supporting Your Child’s Development
  
  
• Ep. 221| Demand Avoidance: When Is My Child’s Pushback Actually Pathological?
  
  
• Ep.219 | From Quirky to Distressing: Understanding Sensory Sensitivities
  
  
• Join The Table Community
  
  
• Discipline That Connects online course
  
  
• Sensitive & Intense Kids online course
  
  
• James 1:19-20
  

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Guest bio:

Jim and Lynne Jackson are the Co-Founders of Connected Families in Plymouth, MN. With over 50 combined years of professionally helping families and a love for working in the church, Jim and Lynne have been dedicated to bringing reliable, God-centered, research-based parenting resources to all families since 2002

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