You navigate complex business negotiations with ease, yet a debate over toast shapes throws your home into chaos. Why doesn’t logic work on your children? In this episode, we explore Heather T. Forbes’s Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control. We uncover why the “business model” of discipline—consequences and reasoning—often triggers a child’s “survival brain,” pouring gasoline on the fire. Learn why regulation must precede reasoning and how to shift from powering over your kids to connecting with them.

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