In this episode, we welcome back special guest Jami Kirkbride, founder of Parenting with Personality. Jami shares her journey of parenting seven children, including one with neurodiverse needs, and how she developed strategies to help parents navigate challenges like anxiety, ADHD, and sensory processing issues. Through her Calm Connection Parenting Program, Jami offers insights on validating emotions, building connection, and advocating for our children's unique needs. Whether you're raising neurotypical or neurodiverse children, Jami's advice will transform how you approach your child's behaviors and emotional outbursts.

Tune in to learn about the importance of understanding your child's personality, addressing sensory sensitivities, and how to model flexibility in your parenting. Jami also shares details on her upcoming free workshop, "Bold Emotions, Big Hearts," designed to support parents in understanding and advocating for their uniquely wired children.

Join us as we explore how mindful, connection-based parenting can make a difference in your family dynamics.

Resources Mentioned:

- Jami Kirkbride's Parenting with Personality program: [parentingwithpersonality.com](http://parentingwithpersonality.com)

- Free workshop: "Bold Emotions, Big Hearts" on October 2nd at [calmconnectionparent.com/workshop](http://calmconnectionparent.com/workshop)

- Recommended Book: Brain-Body Parenting

Don’t miss this powerful discussion on raising sensitive, emotionally intense, and neurodiverse children while fostering a strong family bond!

In this episode, parenting coach, professional counselor, personality trainer, and mom of seven, Jami Kirkbride shares a pivotal piece of advice she learned during her journey as a mom: "All communication is behavior, and challenging behaviors are not always defiance or disrespect."

For Jami, this realization became life-changing as she navigated raising a highly sensitive, emotionally intense child who exhibited challenging behaviors. Like many parents, she initially believed that much of her child's actions were rooted in defiance or disrespect. But through experience, she learned the importance of reshaping her approach—understanding her child’s unique wiring and needs.

Jami dives deep into the mindset shift that helped her move from reactive to curious, focusing on what her child’s behavior was communicating. She shares how this new perspective on behavior led to a more connected, empathetic parenting style.

Drawing from her personal journey and professional expertise, Jami now teaches other parents these valuable insights through her Calm Connection Parent Coaching Program. Tune in to hear Jami's story, and learn faith-based strategies to help you lead your child with empathy, understanding, and connection, even through their most challenging moments.

Jami resides on a ranch in Wyoming where she and her husband are raising seven children. She has appeared on ChannelMom Radio and her work has been featured on MOPS International, CBN.com, and several other radio and podcast program. She is co-author of The You Zoo, a children's personality and parenting resource. Visit ParentingWithPersonality.com to learn more about her coaching program, app, and soon to be launched podcast!

Connect with Jami:

Website: ParentingWithPersonality.com

FB Support Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1355086178331900

APP: Parenting With Personality (On Apple Store and Google Play)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/parentingwithpersonality/

Upcoming Podcast: Calm Connection Podcast

Coaching Program: Calm Connection Parent Coaching Program