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32. Break Out of the Micromanaging Parent Role with Debbie

If you find yourself doing a lot of exhausting micromanaging of your neurodiverse child, teen or young adult this episode is for you.

There may be many reasons you fall into that parenting style and I offer some insights and tips to help you break out the micromanaging trap that isn’t serving you or your child’s development well.

32. Break out of the micromanaging parent role with Debbie

What You'll Learn from this Episode:

  • Why you may want to move out of the micromanaging parent role.
  • What may be keeping you stuck in it when you want to stop.
  • What you want to avoid when you do work on your parenting style.
  • How to drop perfectionism and what to focus on that more perfectly supports your child.
  • What you can do to nurture appreciation and connection instead of dependence, entitlement, and resentment.

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