Tantrums and Big Emotions? Your Child Is Telling You Something

Tantrums and Big Emotions? Your Child Is Telling You Something

June 16, 2026 · 57 min · Episode 413

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Dr. Foojan and Dr. Eileen discuss how to raise emotionally healthy children and the importance of parental emotional regulation.

Are you struggling with tantrums, big emotions, or feeling disconnected from your child? In this powerful E458 Inner Voice A Heartfelt Chat with Dr. Foojan, Dr. Foojan sit down with Dr. Eileen Manoukian — parent coach, child development specialist, early childhood educator, and founder of the award-winning multilingual preschool Gem Educare in Los Angeles — to talk about what it really takes to raise emotionally healthy, confident, resilient children. Dr. Eileen shares her remarkable journey from a successful career in banking to earning her doctorate in Early Childhood Education, inspired by volunteering in South African childcare facilities during her recovery from back surgery. She breaks down her powerful GEM Parenting Framework — Ground Yourself, Enter Your Child’s World, Move with Guidance — and explains why emotional regulation must start with YOU before it can reach your child. Together, Dr. Foojan and Dr. Eileen explore: ✅ Why dysregulated parents cannot regulate their children ✅ How unprocessed emotions from YOUR past silently shape your parenting ✅ What your child absorbs from your energy — even when you say the right words ✅ How children’s behavior at school vs. home…

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