This is a re-record of a foundation episode, episode 7
The brain has two modes- connection or protection.
Protective behaviors include opposition, defiance, aggression- basically, any behavior that doesn't invite connection.
If we want to help shift our children's oppositional behaviors, we must first help their brain shift out of protection and into protection!
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