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                            Is My Child A Monster? A brand new parenting therapy podcast. You get to be a fly on the wall in Leslie Cohen-Rubury’s office and listen in as she sits with parents who share their stories in therapy sessions recorded live.
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                                                        How To Use Validation To Prioritize Family Relationships With Special Guest Dale Rubury
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Sep 09, 2025 | 
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                                                        Karen Part 3 of 3: When You Feel Like Parenting Should Be Easier
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Sep 02, 2025 | 
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                                                        Karen Part 2 of 3: How To Establish Limits and Teach Coping Skills
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Aug 26, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Karen Part 1 of 3: Tailoring Technology Strategies To Fit Your Child’s Needs
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Aug 19, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        How To Talk To Your Kid About Phones With Special Guest Max Stossel
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Aug 12, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Kevin & Scott Part 3 of 3: When Everyday Tasks Feel Challenging
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Aug 05, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Kevin & Scott Part 2 of 3: When Homework is Frustrating for Everyone
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jul 29, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Kevin & Scott Part 1 of 3: When Parenting Feels Like A Sea of Chaos
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jul 22, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        How To Manage Parental Overwhelm with Special Guest Dr. Kiki Felhling
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jul 15, 2025 | 
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                                                        Krystal & Burt Part 3 of 3: When One Parent Worries and The Other Parent Doesn’t
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jul 08, 2025 | 
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                                                        Bonus Episode: Managing Car Rides With Kids
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jul 03, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Krystal & Burt Part 2 of 3: When Your Tween Gets Their First Phone
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jul 01, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Krystal & Burt Part 1 of 3: When Kids Pick up on Marital Tension
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jun 24, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        How to Resolve Conflicts with Special Guest Dale Rubury
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jun 17, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Anna Part 2 of 2: When It Feels Like Your Kids Are Growing Up Too Fast And Other Fears
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jun 11, 2025 | 
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                                                        Anna Part 1 of 2: When Sibling Rivalry Upsets The Parent More Than The Kids
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jun 03, 2025 | 
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                                                        Understanding Trauma, Shame and Chronic Invalidation with Special Guest Lorie Ritschel
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                May 27, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Nicky & AJ Part 4 of 4: When Rewards and Punishments No Longer Work
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                May 20, 2025 | 
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                                                        Bonus Episode: Making Hard Conversations Easier with the DEAR MAN Skill
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                May 15, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Nicky & AJ Part 3 of 4: When Shame Gets In The Way
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                May 09, 2025 | 
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                                                        Nicky & AJ Part 2 of 4: Stopping Generational Trauma
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                May 06, 2025 | 
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                                                        Nicky & AJ Part 1 of 4: When Your Child's Defiance is Confusing
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Apr 29, 2025 | 
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                                                        Why Your Child's Play Is Essential Communication with Special Guest Jennifer Sims
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Apr 22, 2025 | 
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                                                        Jean & Alex Part 3 of 3: When You Want to Get Unstuck
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Apr 15, 2025 | 
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                                                        Jean & Alex Part 2 of 3: When Your Child Wants a Lot of Your Attention
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Apr 08, 2025 | 
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                                                        Bonus Episode: Understanding Problematic Thinking Patterns
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Apr 03, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Jean & Alex Part 1 of 3: When Your Kid Can't Handle Needles or Bandaids
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Apr 01, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        When To Give In and When To Stand Firm with Special Guest Amy Kalasunas
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Mar 25, 2025 | 
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                                                        Bonus Episode:  Understanding Shame
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Mar 20, 2025 | 
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                                                        Sarah Part 3 of 3: When Parents and Kids Feel Shame
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Mar 18, 2025 | 
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                                                        Sarah Part 2 of 3: When Parents Struggle with Control
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Mar 11, 2025 | 
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                                                        Bonus Episode: Understanding Why a Good Parent-Child Fit Matters
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Mar 06, 2025 | 
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                                                        Sarah Part 1 of 3: When your Teen is a Great Negotiator
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Mar 04, 2025 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Help us Shape Season 3 of Is My Child A Monster? A Parenting Skills Podcast
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jan 21, 2025 | 
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                                                        Giving and Receiving Feedback with Special Guest Dale Rubury
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Oct 08, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        The Power of Books with Guest Speaker Deborah Farmer Kris
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Oct 01, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Mary and Antoine Part 3 of 3: When Parents Fight
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Sep 24, 2024 | 
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                                                        Mary Part 2 of 3:  When Kids Have a Low Frustration Tolerance
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Sep 17, 2024 | 
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                                                        Mary Part 1 of 3: When Your Kid Hates Change
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Sep 10, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Calm the Chaos: Parenting Neurodivergent Kids with Special Guest Dayna Abraham
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Sep 03, 2024 | 
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                                                        Pedro & Claudia Part 3 of 3: When Nagging Your Kid Doesn't Work
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Aug 27, 2024 | 
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                                                        Pedro & Claudia Part 2 of 3: When Panic Attacks Disrupt the Whole Family
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Aug 20, 2024 | 
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                                                        Pedro & Claudia: Part 1 of 3: Fear and Frustration when Parenting your Teen
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Aug 13, 2024 | 
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                                                        The Life of a Rule Follower with Guest Dale Rubury
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Aug 06, 2024 | 
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                                                        Hannah & Alex Part 3 of 3: The Balancing Act of Parenting
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jul 30, 2024 | 
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                                                        Hannah & Alex Part 2 of 3: When Saying No to your Kid feels Impossible
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jul 23, 2024 | 
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                                                        Hannah & Alex Part 1 of 3:  When you Feel Unprepared to be a Parent
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jul 16, 2024 | 
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                                                        Louise & George Part 3 of 3: When a Parent Feels like a Trainee
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jul 09, 2024 | 
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                                                        Louise & George Part 2 of 3: Parenting Your Child Without Punishments or Rewards 
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jul 02, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Louise & George Part 1 of 3: When You and Your Kid "Flip Your Lid"
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jun 25, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Building Mastery with Special Guest Dale Rubury - Reprise
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jun 18, 2024 | 
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                                                        Emma Part 3 out of 3:  When your Kid Misbehaves
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jun 11, 2024 | 
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                                                        Emma Part 2 of 3: When You Need A Perspective Shift
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jun 04, 2024 | 
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                                                         Emma Part 1 of 3: When You Think Your Kid is Manipulating You
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                May 28, 2024 | 
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                                                        Managing Anxiety for the Whole Family with Special Guest Lynn Lyons
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                May 21, 2024 | 
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                                                        Leigh & Pierre Part 3 of 3: When Your Kid is Having a Meltdown
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                May 14, 2024 | 
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                                                        Leigh & Pierre Part 2 of 3: When Your Kid Likes to be in Control
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                May 07, 2024 | 
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                                                        Leigh & Pierre Part 1 of 3:  When your Kid Doesn’t Want to Talk
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Apr 29, 2024 | 
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                                                         Special Guests Dale and Carrie Rubury: When your Sibling is the “Monster” Child
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Apr 23, 2024 | 
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                                                        Molly & Alastair Part 4 of 4: When Everyone in the Family has a little bit of Anxiety
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Apr 16, 2024 | 
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                                                        Molly & Alastair Part 3 of 4:  When your Co-Parent Steps in to Help
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Apr 09, 2024 | 
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                                                         Molly & Alastair Part 2 of 4:  When you’re in a Power Struggle with your Kids
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Apr 02, 2024 | 
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                                                        Molly & Alastair Part 1 of 4: When your Kids Need Different Kinds of Support
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Mar 26, 2024 | 
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                                                        Special Guest Jamilah Lemieux: Deciding to Take your Kid to Therapy
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Mar 19, 2024 | 
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                                                         Salimah Part 4 of 4: When Parenting Feels Relentless
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Mar 12, 2024 | 
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                                                        Salimah Part 3 of 4: When Your Happy Kid is Mean to You
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Mar 05, 2024 | 
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                                                        Salimah Part 2 of 4: When Your Teen Shrugs Their Shoulders
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Feb 27, 2024 | 
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                                                        Salimah Part 1 of 4: When Your Kid Destroys Their Room
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Feb 20, 2024 | 
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                                                        Special Guest Dr. Liz Angoff:  Explaining a Diagnosis to Parents and Children
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Feb 13, 2024 | 
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                                                        Emilee & David Part 3 of 3: When Your Kid Metaphorically Throws Up On You
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Feb 06, 2024 | 
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                                                        Emilee & David Part 2 of 3:  When You Have Different Parenting Styles and How to Do Less
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jan 30, 2024 | 
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                                                        Emilee & David Part 1 of 3:  When Your Kid Says "I Don’t know"
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jan 23, 2024 | 
| 
                                                     
                                                        Trailer for Season 2
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Jan 16, 2024 | 
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                                                        Focus On Understanding Your Kid’s Big Reactions With Guest Dale Rubury
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Nov 27, 2023 | 
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                                                        Managing Holiday Stress with Michael Ian Black and Martha Hagen-Black
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Nov 20, 2023 | 
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                                                        What It’s Like To Be A Guest On Is My Child A Monster?
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Oct 30, 2023 | 
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                                                        Revisit: Michelle & Emiliano: When Your Kid Is Afraid To Do New Things
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Oct 16, 2023 | 
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                                                        Focus On Raising A Responsible Child Versus Raising An Obedient Child  With Guest Dale Rubury
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Oct 02, 2023 | 
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                                                        Alice Part 3 of 3: When Your Kids Complain
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Sep 25, 2023 | 
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                                                        Alice Part 2 of 3: When Your Life Is Full Of Shoulds
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Sep 18, 2023 | 
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                                                        Alice Part 1 of 3: When Your Kid Says "It's Unfair"
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Sep 11, 2023 | 
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                                                        Focus On Parenting A LGBTQ+ Child With Special Guest Lindz Amer
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Sep 04, 2023 | 
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                                                        May Part 1 of 1:  When Parenting A Trans Child
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Aug 28, 2023 | 
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                                                        Zach & Sarah Part 2 of 2: When Your Teen Doesn't Want To Grow Up
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Aug 21, 2023 | 
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                                                        Zach & Sarah Part 1 of 2: When Your Teen Is Withdrawn 
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Aug 14, 2023 | 
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                                                        Mary: When Your Kid's Worries Disrupt Bedtime
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Aug 07, 2023 | 
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                                                        Skills Focus on Apologies with Guest Dale Rubury
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jul 31, 2023 | 
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                                                        Kathryn Part 5 of 5: When Conflict Escalates
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jul 24, 2023 | 
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                                                        Kathryn Part 4 of 5: When Your Teen Deserves An Apology
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jul 17, 2023 | 
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                                                        Kathryn Part 3 of 5: When Your Teen Breaks The Rules
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jul 10, 2023 | 
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                                                        Kathryn Part 2 of 5: When Your Teen Says "You Don't Understand Me"
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jul 03, 2023 | 
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                                                        Kathryn Part 1 of 5: When Parenting YourTeen Feels Like a Rollercoaster
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jun 26, 2023 | 
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                                                        Skills Focus: Building Mastery with Guest Dale Rubury
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jun 19, 2023 | 
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                                                        Tim & Natasha Part 4 of 4: The Blame Game
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jun 12, 2023 | 
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                                                        Tim & Natasha Part 3 of 4: When You Lose Your Cool
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                Jun 05, 2023 | 
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                                                        Tim & Natasha Part 2 of 4: How Your Parents Affect Your Parenting
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                May 29, 2023 | 
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                                                        Tim & Natasha Part 1 of 4: When Your Kid Drives You Crazy
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                May 22, 2023 | 
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                                                        Michelle and Emiliano Part 3 of 3:  When Your Kid Is Afraid To Do New Things
                                                     
                                                    
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                                                May 15, 2023 | 
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                                                        Michelle & Emilliano Part 2 of 3: When Your Kid Can't Sleep
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                May 08, 2023 | 
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                                                        Michelle & Emiliano Part 1 of 3: When Your Kid Struggles With Anxiety 
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                May 01, 2023 | 
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                                                        Meet The Host:  How parenting made me the therapist I am
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Apr 24, 2023 | 
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                                                        Trailer
                                                     
                                                    
                                                 | 
                                                Apr 08, 2023 |