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Parents: High Maintenance Kids & Wallflower Kids

23m · ASK! The Podcast · 14 Oct 12:00

Sometimes we have a kid who has a diagnosis (emotional, behavioral, or physical), that causes them to take up a lot of our time and energy as parents.  Syd and Beth discuss how to make sure your "easy kid" doesn't get lost in the shuffle and how to have a positive relationship with a reactive child.

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