In our 100th episode for the #HealthyFamilyConnections podcast, Neil helps Mary deal with her chronically critical mother.

In this episode, Neil responds to a mom who wants to know how to engage her son in a healthy dialogue about his own readiness for privileges.

Would you like a tool that will help you be as resilient and confident in your roles as parent and partner as you are in your work life? In this episode, Neil helps Claire deal with negative situations in her family by using her Operating System 2 or her adult sense of self rather than using a childhood defensive response.

In this episode, Neil responds to a mother who wants to know how not to take her daughter’s disrespect and hostility personally.

In this episode, Neil responds to a mom struggling with her son who avoids school work, gives up on positive activities, and alienates friends.

How do you get a preschooler with separation anxiety out of the car and into the classroom? In this episode, I address this parent/teacher concern after consulting with Joe Newman, author of Raising Lions.

Control battles doesn’t have to be an aggressive fight all the time. In this podcast episode, Patti is in a passive control battle with her teenager who shuts down when he is angry instead of expressing his feelings. What should she do?

When do we use the word “abuse” to describe what is going on in a relationship? In this episode, I respond to Dianne’s concern on calling out verbal abuse in last week’s podcast. With the help of Patricia Evans’ book, The Verbally Abusive Relationship, we will be discussing several factors that constitute abuse and how we can deal with it.

Marriage is a huge transition for anyone, but if a couple doesn’t learn 2 essential skills, it can be a disaster. In this podcast episode, I will explain the vital importance of couples needing a “learning and growing” attitude in order to build the skills for managing negative feelings and life problems.

Here we are in the year 2019 and it’s time for our New Year’s resolutions. The resolution we can all embrace is a mindset of kindness. Listen in on my podcast today for more ways you can apply kindness to your daily life.