Using your child's natural tendencies to build communication and connection

In this episode, I turn the mic on during a Brannan family Sunday night study with me, my husband Joe, and my stepdaughter Olivia as we talk about Gretchen Rubin’s 4 Tendencies and Gary Chapman’s 5 Love Languages. In this conversation, we share: ✅How understanding the personalities of the people in your family can reduce conflict and increase empathy. ✅What to do when your child has different tendencies and love languages than you. ✅How we regularly connect in our own family to make sure we’re all feeling supported; plus how we ask for what we need. If you’re a parent who wants to set your kids up for success as adults, then then you’re going to love my free parent guide, which I mentioned in this episode. In this guide, I share the set of skills that kids need in order to stay organized, focused, and motivated during their day-to-day tasks like chores and homework. You can sign up for the guide here: https://drkarendudekbrannan.com/parentguide The De Facto Leaders podcast was formerly the “Are they 18 yet?®” podcast. As of November 2022, the name of the show has changed, and we’ve shifted from a focus on parenting to a focus on supporting clinicians and educators to design effective services for kids (but parents are still welcome to listen). Episodes published before November 24, 2022 will still contain some of our old branding.