Why Parenting Isn’t About Control ... It’s About Connection with Kristen Cook MD

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In this heartfelt conversation, Julie DeLucca-Collins welcomes back Dr. Kristen Cook, pediatrician, parenting expert, podcaster, and soon-to-be author of Parenting Redefined: A Guide to Understanding and Nurturing Your Child’s Behavior to Help Them Thrive.

Dr. Cook shares how years of working with families inspired her to create a new framework for parenting — one rooted in both science and heart. She opens up about how understanding a child’s emotional, cognitive, and social development transforms the parent-child relationship.

Together, Julie and Dr. Cook explore:

• What it really means to “parent the child you have, not the child you want.”
• How to break cycles of generational trauma.
• The difference between connection and control.
• Why yelling doesn’t work (and what to do instead).
• How co-regulation, boundaries, and compassion help kids thrive.

Whether you’re a parent, grandparent, teacher, or caregiver, this episode offers a roadmap for raising joyful, confident, emotionally intelligent kids.

Listen now and preorder Parenting Redefined (releasing November 13).

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