222: Parent RX: Healing Family Stress with Emotional Language

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Single Parent Success Stories

Irina Shehovsov

240 episodes

3 days ago

A podcast that celebrates the accomplishments, challenges, and breakthroughs of single parents as well as interviewing experts to help navigate the post divorce journey. Ranging from a former struggling to make ends meet single mom turned high performance coach to fast paced executive with 4 near death experiences turned the lover of life to an inspirational multi passionate personal coach for businesses, Single Parent Success Stories gets granular about sharing authentic stories: who these women and men are, how they did it, and where they are headed.

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222: Parent RX: Healing Family Stress with Emotional Language

Single Parent Success Stories

47 minutes 32 seconds

4 months ago

222: Parent RX: Healing Family Stress with Emotional Language

Unlock the secret to building emotional safety with your kids. 🎧 In this episode of Single Parent Success Stories, clinical psychologist Dr. David Marcus reveals why comforting kids with phrases like “make them feel better” backfires—and what actually works.

Discover:

• The 4 building blocks of emotional literacy

• Why soothing presence beats lecturing

• How to help kids “empty out” overwhelming emotions

• Real tips to replace screen time with meaningful connection

👉 Tune in and transform how you talk with your child. Watch this space—Dr. Marcus’s book Parent RX is coming soon!

⏳Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction to Dr. David Marcus

03:22 The Journey to Psychology

04:10 Understanding Family Stress

06:05 Barriers to Parent-Child Communication

09:00 The Soothing Presence of Parents

12:54 Assumptions About Children's Emotions

18:46 Developing Emotional Language in Children

25:32 Engaging Children Through Play

27:36 Understanding Internalized Responses

30:57 The Role of Parents as Soothing Presence

31:39 The Importance of Communication in Relationships

32:27 Emotional Space and Emptying Out

38:46 Active Listening and Respect in Communication

41:22 Parenting Wisdom and Strategies

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👉Website: https://www.parentrx.org

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