Podcast 5.3 It's Not Manipulation

About this episode

The episode discusses manipulation in children and reframes certain behaviors as emotional development rather than intentional manipulation.

Today we discuss an article from Psychology Today about manipulation and how we can look at certain behaviors as emotional development rather than a willful act. Read the article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/changing-minds/202308/is-your-child-being-manipulative-or-is-it-something-else?fbclid=IwY2xjawFjxLFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHbAgoSvkYA_7qKg9mvciDYkkF9baCHA0iWXB2wthS5Yi2YTN4Y-vgEfFBw_aem_agzqJW6rfR9gdzHWvrxKMQ

People in this episode

Hosts: Mrs. J, Mr. LD

Topics covered

• manipulation
• emotional development
• parenting
• child behavior
• psychology

Keywords

• manipulation
• emotional development
• child behavior
• psychology
• parenting
• Psychology Today

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Psychology Today

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