Our children have an uncanny ability to push the exact buttons we didn’t know we had. The toddler’s defiance that makes us snap. The teen’s withdrawal that triggers panic. These reactions often puzzle us—until we recognize they’re echoes from our own past.
“Parenting from the Inside Out” illuminates how our childhood experiences live on in our parenting, for better or worse. The neuroscience-based strategies offer practical tools for those moments when we find ourselves reacting in ways we swore we never would. I’ve seen parents’ eyes widen with recognition as they connect their triggers to their own childhood experiences. This understanding creates space—sometimes just a precious few seconds—between trigger and response. And in that space lies the opportunity to heal ourselves while raising our children differently.
