The Anatomy of Peace for Parents: How to Stop Seeing Your Child as the Problem
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Ann Kaplan discusses how parents can change their perspective to improve relationships with their children and reduce conflict.
Sometimes the conflict in your house is not really about the backpack on the floor. Rude. Annoying. Deeply inconvenient. Yes. But not really the whole thing. In this episode of Confessions of a Parent Coach, Ann Kaplan explores one of the core ideas from The Anatomy of Peace: what if the conflict in your life is less about the other person's behavior and more about how you're seeing them? This one is especially for parents who are tired of repeating themselves, irritated by the same daily battles, and secretly wondering why all the "right" communication tools still are not creating the connection they want. Ann talks about the difference between seeing someone as a full human being versus seeing them as an obstacle, a problem, or a thing to manage. And yes, this applies to your kid. And your partner. And that one person who somehow loads the dishwasher like they were raised by raccoons. She also shares how this connects to the Enneagram, her own current growth work, and the theme of this year's October retreat: connection. In this episode, you'll learn: Why conflict often begins with the way we see the other person What it means to have a "heart at war" versus a "heart at peace"…
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