About this episode

Dr Dan Dalton discusses Adlerian parenting methods focusing on cooperation and family dynamics.

With his signature humour and relatable storytelling, Dr Dan Dalton discusses the important concepts of winning a child’s cooperation rather than forcing their obedience. He reminds us of psychologists Alfred Adler’s and Rudolf Dreikurs’ major concerns for social equality in all human relations, including children. We also discuss how the counselling tool of asking parents to review a day in the life of the family as a way to discover dynamics at play. Dr Dalton also explains the 4 levels of discouragement and using parental emotions as the diagnostic clue to the purposiveness of the child’s behaviour.   You can find Adlerian counselling services at Dalton and Associates here .  Other Adlerian organizations we mentioned were:  NASAP   ICASSI   IAIP Adler Graduate School   ********** Thank you to FeedSpot for selecting “Parenting the Adlerian Way” as the # 1 parenting podcast in Canada two years in a row! Do you have a parenting question for me? Send it to hello@alysonschafer.com and I’ll answer (anonymously) on an upcoming Q&A podcast. Sign up for my monthly newsletter at www.alysonschafer.com and receive my “Responsibilities By Age” pdf…

People in this episode

Host: Alyson Schafer

Guest: Dr Dan Dalton

Topics covered

• Adlerian parenting
• child cooperation
• psychology
• family dynamics
• parental emotions
• counseling techniques

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dalton and Associates, NASAP, ICASSI, IAIP, Adler Graduate School

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