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The Whole Parent PodcastHow To Stay Regulated While Your Kids Battle Over A Lego #46Subscribe on Substack to support the show!Buy Punishment-Free Parenting (Jon's book) nowIn today’s episode, Jon returns to the show’s original format—raw, unscripted, brain-based parenting questions—this time focused entirely on sibling dynamics. If you have more than one child (or plan to), this might be one of the most clarifying episodes you ever listen to.Inside this episode: Why kids compete… why they fight over nothing… why your nervous system spirals in the cross-fire… and the realistic brain-based tools parents can use to survive those...
2025-12-0251 minThe Whole Parent PodcastHow to Make the Morning Madness Suck Less #45If your mornings feel like a daily emotional avalanche, lost shoes, floppy limbs, scratchy socks, MELTDOWNS, you’re not alone. In this episode, Jon goes back to the original Whole Parent format and answers real listener questions about morning routines, meltdowns, and the brain science behind why kids fall apart at the exact same time every day.Instead of asking “What am I doing wrong?”, we flip the script: What if the problem isn’t you… it’s the lack of brutal predictability?Jon breaks down how kids’ underdeveloped executive function makes mornings uniqu...
2025-11-2541 min
Ced With IntentionJon Fogel: Questioning What We’re Taught — From Faith to Parenting to HappinessIn this episode, Cedric sits down with author and pastor Jon Fogel to question what many of us have always been taught about faith, parenting, happiness, and what it really means to grow. Jon opens with honest perspectives on modern Christianity and why so many pastors may be less educated today than in previous generations, then moves into how neuroscience, psychology, and values-based parenting can help us rethink discipline, happiness, and what we pass on to our kids.They explore how asking hard questions instead of blindly accepting what we’re told is the only way to build a be...
2025-11-2455 minThe Whole Parent PodcastWhen Approval Becomes Addition: The Cost Of Praise #44It all started with a gold star. A single shining sticker on a kindergarten chart that—without me realizing it—began rewiring my understanding of love, worth, and motivation. In this episode of The Whole Parent Podcast, we dive into the hidden cost of praise—why “good job” might be doing more harm than good, and how something as innocent as a sticker chart can turn play into performance.Drawing on groundbreaking research from psychologists like Edward Deci and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, I unravel how extrinsic rewards shift our kids’ focus from curiosity to compliance…and why this shift often le...
2025-11-0415 minThe Whole Parent PodcastBreaking The Cycle Of Love And Control (Premium Episode) #43A grainy home video from 1993 opens a door many parents avoid: the thin line where love and control blur. From that single forced smile, we follow the thread into cognitive dissonance, exploring why we promise ourselves we won’t yell and still end up yelling, and why small justifications feel so necessary when our identity as a “good parent” is on the line. Leon Festinger’s doomsday research gives language to our everyday contradictions, showing how, when identity is threatened, we don’t change our minds.... we change reality.We bring this science home with two stories. Lisa’s bod...
2025-10-2125 minThe Whole Parent PodcastWhat to do about hitting? (Mini Episode) #42This is one of my shorter mini-episodes where I read this weeks Substack article. We answer here the simple and yet extremely common question "What are we supposed to do when our kid hits us or someone else?" If you would like to support my work consider subscribing on Substack for $5 per month.It is the best way to support my work and keep the podcast episodes coming!Send us a textSupport the show
2025-10-1610 min
The Whole Parent PodcastPicture Books and Other Threats (with Betsy Bird) #41Stories aren’t just how we pass time—they’re how we pass on what it means to be human. We sit down with librarian and children’s literature expert Betsy Bird to unpack why reading aloud is more than a bedtime ritual. It’s brain food during the fastest phase of neural growth; a daily practice that builds language, attention, and the social skill that holds every relationship together: empathy.We dive into research showing how literary fiction boosts theory of mind, helping kids understand that other people think and feel differently than they do. That skill matt...
2025-10-0727 minThe Whole Parent PodcastHow My 7-Year-Old Learned to Read (Without Me Teaching Him) #40My oldest son couldn’t read at seven. And me? I was writing a parenting book for a major publisher. Being asked to speak to thousands of parents. Teaching emotional development, brain-based learning, and motivation. The irony wasn’t lost on me.In this episode, I tells the vulnerable and surprising story of how we stopped trying to teach how to read, and started teaching why to read instead. What happened next wasn’t magic. It was science, patience, and a little bit of kiwi bird trivia.Along the way, I share:Why panic over “...
2025-09-1716 min
Define PlayMake Punishment Obsolete with Playful Parenting | Jon FogelBuy your own copy of Punishment-Free Parenting: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/751238/punishment-free-parenting-by-jon-fogel Follow Jon on your favorite social media platforms: https://www.instagram.com/wholeparent https://www.tiktok.com/@wholeparent https://www.facebook.com/wholeparentacademy https://www.youtube.com/@wholeparentIf something seemed a little "off" about this interview... you're very astute! Unfortunately, during post-production, we had a tech issue and lost the video file from the camera that filmed Michael (Jon's was still intact). After concluding that lab-based data recovery services were way out of our budget, we re-shot some of Michael's...
2025-07-2958 min
Do you want the truth?The Truth About: A Brain-Based Approach to Parenting Without Punishment with @WholeParentSend us a textThis week, we chat with Jon Fogel—known to many as @wholeparent on social media—to challenge everything we think we know about parenting, discipline, and the role of punishment. Jon brings a unique blend of lived experience as a pastor, foster parent, and neuroscience-informed educator. Together, we dive into how authoritarian parenting patterns mirror broader societal dynamics and why shifting from punishment to connection could be the most transformative change we make as parents.We also get deeply personal—sharing stories of tantrums, triggers, and those hard moments that test every...
2025-06-231h 04
The Child Psych PodcastDitch the Discipline: Jon Fogel on Parenting Without Punishment, Episode #136In this episode, we welcome Jon Fogel—parenting educator, father of four, and author of Punishment-Free Parenting—to explore a transformative approach to raising children with empathy and connection. Jon shares his personal journey from frustration to understanding, revealing how traditional punishment-based methods can undermine trust and emotional growth.Together, we delve into:The distinction between punishment and natural consequences, and why this matters.The power of curiosity over anger in responding to children's challenging behaviors.Strategies for setting firm boundaries without resorting to threats or bribes.The...
2025-06-1833 min
The Men's CollectiveWhy Punishment-Free Parenting Works: Father's Day Special (with Jon Fogel of Whole Parent)This week, Travis and Pierre sit down with Jon, author of Punishment-Free Parenting, to explore what it means to lead with empathy—not control—as a father, partner, and man.Jon shares honest stories from his own fatherhood journey and dives into how neuroscience, curiosity, and compassion can help men raise resilient kids without shame or punishment. Together, they challenge outdated models of masculinity and offer practical tools for parenting and personal growth.Key Highlights: How your experience as a son shapes how you show up as a father Why punishment fails—and what real c...
2025-06-0244 min
Parenting & You With Dr. ShefaliShowing Up as a Conscious Father with Jon Fogel In this powerful conversation, Dr. Shefali is joined by author and podcaster Jon Fogel, a father of four and advocate for conscious parenting. Together, they explore the importance of showing up fully and intentionally as a parent—especially as a father. Jon opens up about the parenting patterns he inherited from his own upbringing and how he sometimes falls into those same traps. With honesty and vulnerability, he discusses the moments he reacts in ways he wishes he didn’t, and how conscious parenting offers a better, more connected path forward. This episode is a heartfelt look at the journ...
2025-05-2735 min
Unlearn The Crap & Level Up Your Soul is CallingWhy Control Didn't Keep Me Safe Unlearning My Childhood Crap with Jon Fogel's Empowered ParentingIn this Unplugged episode, Kathy Baldwin takes you on a deeply personal journey—sparked by Jon Fogel's viral TikTok on "SA-proofing your kids." Kathy unpacks what it was really like to grow up in a world of control, obedience, and closed-door conversations—and how those patterns created "crap" she's spent decades unlearning. Using Jon's principles from Punishment Free Parenting, Kathy explores how the rules of her childhood actually led to hiding, people-pleasing, and a lack of boundaries, and what it means to reclaim empowerment as an adult. If you're a parent, a cycle breaker, or someone working to heal their inne...
2025-05-2024 min
Why, Dad?Raising Whole Humans With Jon Fogel🔑 What We Talk About:👴 Parenting for 40, not just for 18⚖️ Punishment vs. consequences — and why they're not the same🧠 Why the best parenting moments happen after the meltdown🎯 How to raise kids who love learning and trust their own reasoning📚 What we get wrong about grades, homework, and school🤐 Why discipline in the moment usually fails💬 How to model curiosity and emotional regulation as a parent📚 Resources & Mentions:Jon’s Book: Punishment-Free ParentingJon’s Site: wholeparentacademy.comViktor Frankl – Man’s Search for MeaningTopics touched: gentle parenting, em...
2025-05-2050 min
Voices of Your Village336- Helping Kids Navigate Punishment/Reward-Based Environments with Jon FogelBefore we dive in: this episode includes a discussion of sexual assault. Please take care while listening.
You're listening to Voices of Your Village, and in this episode, I got to hang out with my pal, Jon Fogel, to chat about helping kids navigate punishment, reward based environments, even if that's not what you have in your household. That what if they go to school and that's what they're exposed to or out into the world, how do we help them navigate that? Jon is a parenting influencer, a husband and a dad of four who knows...
2025-05-151h 17
Coaching for LeadersHow to Raise Kids Without Raising Your Voice, with Jon FogelJon Fogel: Punishment-Free Parenting
Jon Fogel is a husband, a father of four, and a parenting educator. His goal is to teach how to parent more effectively, with less stress and more success by combining modern neuroscience, developmental psychology, counseling, and positive, gentle parenting wisdom. He is the author of Punishment-Free Parenting: The Brain-Based Way to Raise Kids Without Raising Your Voice*.
Most of us aspire to lead well in every area of our lives, not just in the workplace. A key place for leadership with many of us is with our kids an...
2025-04-1439 min
That Twin Mama Podcast#73 Jon Fogel on Punishment-Free Parenting: Neuroscience-Backed Strategies for Raising Toddlers and Teenagers into Successful AdultsEver feel like you’re constantly putting out fires with your kids—whether it’s toddler tantrums or teen attitude? What if you could ditch the punishments and still raise emotionally intelligent, successful humans?In this episode of That Twin Mama Podcast, host Lauren Berty sits down with parenting researcher Jon Fogel to explore a game-changing approach to discipline: punishment-free parenting backed by neuroscience.Jon shares his personal journey into parenting research and how his academic background and lived experiences shaped his philosophy. He breaks down how understanding your child’s brain can lead to more eff...
2025-04-0849 min
The Whole Parent PodcastHow to Not Raise a Nazi.... #39 (Free Premium Episode)Key Links:📖 Get My Book: Punishment-Free Parenting: The Brain-Based Way to Raise Kids Without Raising Your Voice – Available Now📖 Get Alfie Kohn's Books: Unconditional Parenting and Punished By Rewards 📝 Join My Email List for exclusive insights, parenting tips, and updates – Sign Up HereEpisode Description:What if the very thing we’ve been striving for as parents—obedience—wasn’t actually a virtue? What if, instead of making our kids good, it made them vulnerable?In this episode, we tak...
2025-02-2034 min
How To Talk To Kids About AnythingHow to Talk about Punishment-Free Parenting with Jon FogelThe post How to Talk about Punishment-Free Parenting with Jon Fogel appeared first on Dr Robyn Silverman.
2025-02-1100 min
How To Talk To Kids About AnythingHow to Talk about Punishment-Free Parenting with Jon FogelThe post How to Talk about Punishment-Free Parenting with Jon Fogel appeared first on Dr Robyn Silverman.
2025-02-1100 minThe Whole Parent PodcastThe invisible thing killing your marriage (with Eve Rodsky) #38IT'S HERE! Get Punishment-Free Parenting on Audiobook Why does it feel like one partner carries the weight of managing the home and kids while the other thinks everything is equal? If you've ever felt exhausted by the invisible labor of parenting—or if you've ever felt like nothing you do measures up to your partner’s expectations—this episode is for you.In this episode of The Whole Parent Podcast, I sit down with Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play, to unpack the division of labor in parentin...
2025-02-0635 minThe Whole Parent PodcastWhat to do when we mess up [featuring an excerpt from Punishment-Free Parenting] #37Get your own copy of the audiobook HEREWhat do we do when we mess up as parents? In this Episode of the Whole Parent Podcast, I read a long section from the Chapter on Repair from my brand new book Punishment-Free Parenting: The Brain-Based Way to Raise Kids Without Raising Your Voice. Every parent has moments they wish they could take back. Maybe it’s the sharp tone, the overreaction, or the moment frustration boiled over. But what happens next matters even more than the mistake itself. In this key se...
2025-01-3025 min
The Dad Show PodcastFULL Episode 25 - "Whole Parent" Punishment Free Parenting With Jon FogelSend us a textGrab copy of Jon's New Book!- https://amzn.to/4gcB2Ys or grab a copy here - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/751238/punishment-free-parenting-by-jon-fogel/WholeParent Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-whole-parent-podcast/id1726080800Follow Jon Fogel on all Social Media @WholeParentIn this comprehensive and eye-opening episode of The Dad Show Podcast, host Ryan Ladd sits down with Jon Fogel, author of the highly anticipated book Punishment-Free Parenting and host of The Whole Parent Podcast. Jon takes us on a deep dive into his journey f...
2025-01-301h 05
The Dad Show PodcastEpisode 25 Part 3 - "Whole Parent" Punishment Free Parenting With Jon FogelSend us a textGrab copy of Jon's New Book!- https://amzn.to/4gcB2Ys or also grab a copy here - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/751238/punishment-free-parenting-by-jon-fogel/WholeParent Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-whole-parent-podcast/id1726080800Follow Jon Fogel on all Social Media @WholeParentIn this insightful episode of The Dad Show Podcast, we dive into part three of our parenting series with special guest Jon Fogel, host of The Whole Parent Podcast and author of "Punishment-Free Parenting". Together, we explore groundbreaking approaches to discipline and emotional i...
2025-01-2923 min
The Dad Show PodcastEpisode 25 Part 2 - "Whole Parent" Punishment Free Parenting With Jon FogelSend us a textGrab copy of Jon's New Book!- https://amzn.to/4gcB2Ys or also grab a copy here - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/751238/punishment-free-parenting-by-jon-fogel/WholeParent Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-whole-parent-podcast/id1726080800Follow Jon Fogel on all Social Media @WholeParentIn part two of this enlightening conversation on The Dad Show Podcast, host Ryan Ladd continues his deep dive with special guest Jon Fogel, author of The Punishment Free Parenting. Jon shares powerful insights on how to replace punishment with connection, curiosity, and...
2025-01-2824 min
Begin A Full Audiobook That Is Simply Breakthrough.Punishment-Free Parenting by Jon Fogel, Tina Payne Bryson - forewordPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/213774to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Punishment-Free Parenting
Author: Jon Fogel, Tina Payne Bryson - foreword
Narrator: Jon Fogel, Tina Payne Bryson
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins
Release date: 01-28-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 59 ratings
Genres: Developmental Psychology
Publisher's Summary:
Every parent has had that painful moment of messing up and seeing that they need help if they are going to raise happy, emotionally healthy kids. For Jon Fogel, that moment came after yelling at his son and realizing he was making the same mistakes his own parents made. He knew something had...
2025-01-285h 56
The Baffling Behavior Show {Parenting after Trauma}Ep. 206: Punishment Free Parenting with Jon FogelJon Fogel is a dad who combined his passion for parenting, neuroscience, and impacting the world to create a viral social media account (@wholeparent) and then to publish his book, Punishment-Free Parenting. Jon and I get lost in some pretty deep topics together, including How he helps parents make huge parenting shiftsHow parenting with punishment relies on a pretty pessimistic view of humanityBoundaries vs. Consequences vs. PunishmentsResources mentioned in this podcast:Punishment Free Parenting by Jon FogelJon’s Instagram: Whole ParentDive into thes...
2025-01-281h 08
The Dad Show PodcastEpisode 25 Part 1 - "Whole Parent" Punishment Free Parenting With Jon FogelSend us a textGrab copy of Jon's New Book!- https://amzn.to/4gcB2Ys or also grab a copy here - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/751238/punishment-free-parenting-by-jon-fogel/WholeParent Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-whole-parent-podcast/id1726080800Follow Jon Fogel on all Social Media @WholeParentIn this insightful episode of The Dad Show Podcast, host Ryan Ladd sits down with special guest Jon Fogel, author of the upcoming book The Punishment Free Parenting and host of The Whole Parent Podcast. Together, they dive into Jon’s transformative parenting jo...
2025-01-2721 minThe Whole Parent PodcastParenting ADHD Kids with Dr. Josh & Dr. Tina Payne Bryson (Premium Episode) #36Resources Mentioned:Punishment Free-Parenting The Way of Play Emotional Regulation Game GuideTraditional Parenting Fails for ADHD Kids.Growing up with ADHD this is the episode I wish my parents had... In this episode, I’m sharing why traditional, compliance-based parenting doesn’t work for kids with ADHD and what we can do instead. I sat down with Dr. Josh Wyner and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson—two incredible experts—to break down the science behind ADHD and offer practical, brain-based strategies you can start using today.We...
2025-01-2438 minThe Whole Parent Podcast5 Hacks: How to Speak Kid #35Help me out! My book Punishment-Free Parenting: The Brain-Based Way to Raise Kids Without Raising Your Voice comes out in LESS THAN TWO WEEKS! Preorder now so you can get it first! Have you ever felt like talking to your kids is like speaking an entirely different language? You tell them to put on their shoes, and suddenly it’s like you’ve asked them to climb a mountain. Believe me, I’ve been there. In this episode, I’m breaking down why our kids don’t always seem to get what we’re saying—and s...
2025-01-1631 minThe Whole Parent PodcastNew Year, New You? #34Help me out... My book is behind on pre-sales and I'm trying to make up a lot of ground before release on January 28th, 2025. If you love the podcast, please consider preordering—it’s the best way to support me right now. If you don't typically read parenting books, I also have the audiobook version! Thank you so much!Preorder the Book Preorder the AudiobookDescriptionThis week on The Whole Parent Podcast, why is change is so hard...
2024-12-3124 minThe Whole Parent PodcastManaging [Holiday] Stress (with Dr. Aditi Narurkar) #33Want to get ME a Christmas Present? My book is behind on pre-sales and I'm trying to make up a lot of ground before release on January 28th, 2025. If you love the podcast, please consider preordering—it’s the best way to support me right now. If you don't typically read parenting books, I also have the audiobook version! Thank you so much!Preorder the Book Preorder the AudiobookMerry Christmas... sorta.The holidays are here, and if you’re anything like me...
2024-12-2530 minThe Whole Parent PodcastThe Big Santa Controversy #32I need your help! My book is behind on pre-sales and I'm trying to make up a lot of ground before release on January 28th, 2025. If you love the podcast, please consider preordering—it’s the best way to support me right now. If you don't typically read parenting books, I also have the audiobook version! Thank you so much!Preorder the Book Preorder the AudiobookIt’s the ultimate parenting conundrum: Do you tell your kids the truth about Santa? In this episode...
2024-12-1937 minThe Whole Parent PodcastThe Science of Feelings (with Dr. Marc Brackett) #31I need your help! My book is behind on pre-sales and I'm trying to make up a lot of ground before release on January 28th, 2025. If you love the podcast, please consider preordering—it’s the best way to support me right now. If you don't typically read parenting books, I also have the audiobook version! Thank you so much!Preorder the Book Preorder the Audiobook Episode Description:In this episode of the Whole...
2024-12-1737 min
Advancing the MissionEpisode 216: REPLAY - interview with Pastor Jon FogelThis week on Advancing the Mission, we replay our Father's Day episode from last year when we interviewed Jon Fogel, Senior Pastor at Hope Covenant Church in Orland Park, IL. This is continuing our series on my top 5 favorite interviews from Advancing the Mission.
For our conversation today, we talk about a viral parenting account Jon created a few years back with over 750,000 followers. If you are a parent, want to be a parent one day, or have parents you need to check out this conversation. What an incredible blessing that Jon agreed to talk through holistic...
2024-10-0743 minThe Whole Parent PodcastBecoming Conscious (with Dr. Shefali) #30Now Available for Preorder....Punishment-Free Parenting: The Brain-Based Way to Raise Kids Without Raising Your VoiceTo reserve your copy click the link below:Preorder HardcoverPreorder AudiobookPreorder Kindle Show Notes:Have you ever lashed out at your child and wondered "Where did that come from? Why am I so triggered?" Spoiler for this episode, it's your childhood... and the reason we do this is because most of us are totally unaware of this unwanted inheritance.
2024-09-0339 min
Start Into A Uplifting Full Audiobook On A Rainy Day.Raising Securely Attached Kids by Eli HarwoodPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/171272to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Raising Securely Attached Kids
Author: Eli Harwood
Narrator: Eli Harwood, KJ Althoff, Te Anna Brown, Angela Caldwell, Candice Czubernat, Michelle Dempsey-Multack, Jon Fogel, Salisha Old Bull, Hector Velazquez, Maggie Viers, Abby Wong-Heffter
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 5 mins
Release date: 09-03-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 114 ratings
Genres: School-Age Children
Publisher's Summary:
Therapist and wildly popular attachment research expert Eli Harwood (a.k.a. Attachment Nerd) illuminates attachment theory as foundational to the only parenting approach proven to have a lasting impact.
2024-09-038h 05
Modern Mythos with Jon and Seth13 Bak'tun - Actual Conclusion!!!A Time for Sacrifice campaign Chapter 2: The Thirteen Bak'tun, by Jonathan Bagelman Cast: David Fogel as Beauregard Lafayette Fulbright, a culinary-focused dilettante Joe Hockin as Marcus Djuric, a bold Private Investigator, and as Paolo Ortega, an intrepid native explorer Matt Repp as Gregory Lawrence Hildebrandt, a well-intentioned dilettante Bryan Stephens as Ezra Irish, a fearless cowboy and Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Music composed by Jules Lawrence, and is used with permission. Visit his Bandcamp site at:...
2024-07-212h 06The Whole Parent PodcastHow to Get Your Toddler to LISTEN #29Preorder my new book: Punishment-Free Parenting: The Brain-Based Way to Raise Kids Without Raising Your Voice Get the Autonomy Guide HERE Episode Title: How To Get Your Toddler to LISTEN!Episode Number: #29Host: Jon @wholeparentTimestamps:0:00 - Introduction and Setting the Scene0:38 - The Frustration of Kids who WON'T LISTEN!2:40 - Why Toddlers Have Selective Hearing7:17 - Understanding Toddler Development and Autonomy16:18 - Effective Communication with Toddlers22:24
2024-07-1235 min
Modern Mythos with Jon and SethThe 13 Bak'tunA Time for Sacrifice campaign Chapter 2: The Thirteen Bak'tun, by Jonathan Bagelman Cast: David Fogel as Beauregard Lafayette Fulbright, a culinary-focused dilettante Joe Hockin as Marcus Djuric, a bold Private Investigator, and as Paolo Ortega, an intrepid native explorer Matt Repp as Gregory Lawrence Hildebrandt, a well-intentioned dilettante Bryan Stephens as Ezra Irish, a fearless cowboy and Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore Music composed by Jules Lawrence, and is used with permission. Visit his Bandcamp site at:...
2024-07-081h 50The Whole Parent PodcastThe Bedtime Hack That Saved My Sanity #28Struggling with bedtime battles? Discover an incredible bedtime hack that transforms chaos into connection, making bedtime one of the best parts of your day.Episode Number: #28Description: In this episode of the Whole Parent Podcast, Jon delves into the challenges of bedtime routines and reveals a transformative hack to turn bedtime battles into moments of deep connection with your child. He discusses the reasons behind kids' resistance to bedtime and shares a practical, brain-based technique that not only helps kids fall asleep faster but also strengthens the parent-child bond.
2024-07-0438 min