"How to set boundaries when my child doesn't understand "no"?"

We’ve all been there or will be there: When you don’t want your child to do something, say “no” and your child keeps doing it. On this episode, I speak with Susmitha about her 22-month-old son who keeps doing activities after she says no. We discuss:

• How to approach boundaries by allowing more opportunities for “yes”
• What happens in the toddler brain when we say “No!”
• How to approach boundaries to actually see long-term change

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