The Relationally Intelligent Child Podcast

Unwavering Resilience Part 2

Almost everyone, including resilient people, become anxious and stressed when things are rough. But instead of being crippled by these emotions, they generally find ways to press on despite their circumstances. Sounds like something us parents want for our kids, right? In this episode, Dr. John Trent and Dr. Dewey Wilson talk more about the third element of relational intelligence and how we can help our children develop unwavering resilience.

Unwavering Resilience Part 1

How resilient do you think most children are today compared to children 40 years ago? Is raising resilient children overrated, or is it absolutely necessary for our children to have in order for them to succeed later in life? In this episode, Dr. John Trent and Dr. Dewey Wilson share some thoughts about the third element of raising relationally intelligent children - Unwavering Resilience part 1.

Fearless Exploration - Part 2

Every child is born with the desire to explore, and most of them explore with greater confidence when securely attached to parents or care-givers. Simply put, how your child explores later in life has a lot to do with how involved you are as they explore their world today.

Fearless Exploration - Part 1

How anxious do you become when your child starts exploring new things in their world? After all, our need to protect them is completely natural, right? But did you know so is their need to explore? In this episode, Dr. Wilson and Dr. John Trent discuss what fearless exploration looks like for our children and how we can help them successfully explore while also staying safe as they grow and mature.

Secure Attachment - Part 2

Building a secure attachment with a child can be extremely difficult for parents who didn’t experience it growing up, yet so many of these parents are successful. In this podcast, Dr.'s Trent and Wilson offer words of encouragement to parents struggling in this area and talk about how intentionally evaluating what we think is so key to our success.