Send us a Text Message and suggest a topic or guest! Big feelings don’t check the calendar. Between crowded rooms, shifting schedules, and constant stimulation, kids can tip from excitement to overload in seconds. Parents are left juggling judgment, guilt, and a wailing child at the dinner table. In this episode, we share a practical way to turn holiday meltdowns into moments of connection by reframing tantrums as communication, validating feelings, and co-regulating with calm breath and touc...
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Send us a Text Message and suggest a topic or guest! Big feelings don’t check the calendar. Between crowded rooms, shifting schedules, and constant stimulation, kids can tip from excitement to overload in seconds. Parents are left juggling judgment, guilt, and a wailing child at the dinner table. In this episode, we share a practical way to turn holiday meltdowns into moments of connection by reframing tantrums as communication, validating feelings, and co-regulating with calm breath and touc...
Ep. #175: Breaking the Cycle of Parent–Child Estrangement with Catherine Hickem, LCSW
The Families of Character Show
45 minutes
2 weeks ago
Ep. #175: Breaking the Cycle of Parent–Child Estrangement with Catherine Hickem, LCSW
Send us a Text Message and suggest a topic or guest! One in four adults are distant or estranged from a parent. We dig into why that happens and how to reverse the pattern by making home the safest place for truth. With licensed psychotherapist, Catherine Hickem, we unpack the habits that build lifelong closeness and the ones that quietly push kids away. We discuss: • the cost of fear driven parenting and hidden expectations • modeling conflict resolution that heals, not harms • treating adul...
The Families of Character Show
Send us a Text Message and suggest a topic or guest! Big feelings don’t check the calendar. Between crowded rooms, shifting schedules, and constant stimulation, kids can tip from excitement to overload in seconds. Parents are left juggling judgment, guilt, and a wailing child at the dinner table. In this episode, we share a practical way to turn holiday meltdowns into moments of connection by reframing tantrums as communication, validating feelings, and co-regulating with calm breath and touc...
