You finally feel like you’ve figured out your kid.You know what works! You feel connected! Things make sense! And then… something shifts. Suddenly your child is making choices that don’t add up. They’re lying, cutting corners, or acting in ways that feel completely unlike them. And you’re left wondering: Am I losing influence? Should I step in more? Or am I about to become too controlling? In today’s episode, Dr. Sheryl sits down with a mom navigating exactly this moment with her 11-year-old son — a child who had always been “easy”… until he wasn’t.
You finally feel like you’ve figured out your kid.
You know what works! You feel connected! Things make sense!
And then… something shifts.
Suddenly your child is making choices that don’t add up. They’re lying, cutting corners, or acting in ways that feel completely unlike them. And you’re left wondering:
Am I losing influence? Should I step in more? Or am I about to become too controlling?
In today’s episode, Dr. Sheryl sits down with a mom navigating exactly this moment with her 11-year-old son — a child who had always been “easy”… until he wasn’t.
Together, they unpack what’s really happening underneath these confusing behaviors — including:
This episode is about one of the hardest — and most important — parenting shifts:
Letting go of control, while staying deeply connected.
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