#72 - From Power Struggles to Problem Solving: How to Foster Positive Behavior in Your Kids with Kim Hopkins from Lives in the Balance

In this episode of A Dad's Path podcast, Will Braunstein speaks with Kim Hopkins, Director of Outreach at Lives in the Balance, about Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (CPS), an evidence-based model of care for children. Kim talks about how CPS helps caregivers identify the problems that cause children's behaviors and collaboratively solve them. The importance of addressing and understanding the root of challenging behaviors  Moving away from adversarial parenting Fostering self-sufficient kids The three-step model for solving problems with children Differences in parenting approaches between co-parents and how to address them Kids' desire to do the right thing and the role of skills in motivation and behavior. Enjoy this episode!