Todd and Cathy discuss why it’s important to process how the holidays went before moving forward—what worked, what didn’t, and what can be repaired or celebrated. They also focus on school refusal after the holidays, emotional labor during the holidays, and answer a question about what’s most important when raising boys.

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(00:00:00) Introduction

(00:03:40) Advice on raising boys

(00:11:01) Purple turkey story

(00:15:04) How did it go?

(00:17:31) School refusal *

(00:26:08) Zen Parenting Conference

(00:26:36) Team Zen Circle

(00:29:24) putting up the gate *

(00:30:27) Cookie monster story *

(00:36:38) Mom’s feel like they’re on an island

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