#118: The Connected Parent (with guest Lisa Qualls)

Parenting Great Kids with Dr. Meg Meeker

Dr. Meg Meeker

Kids & Family, Education, Parenting, Self-improvement

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2020

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

When things are normal, parenting is difficult. When you add in children that come into your home from difficult backgrounds and bring their own unique set of needs, there are even more challenges on top of that. Connecting with adopted children is also difficult, and that’s why Dr. Meg is speaking with Lisa Qualls, author of The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment. The conversation will give you practical advice and powerful tools you can use to encourage secure attachment in your family. On the other side you will see that there is hope for every child, every parent, and every family! Do you have a question for Dr. Meg to answer in an upcoming social question episode? If so, email them to [email protected] and listen to future episodes to see if your question is featured! WELCOME Dr. Meg starts this episode by introducing her special guest, Lisa Qualls, author of The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment. She also teases her points to ponder that you can start using right away. A CONVERSATION WITH LISA QUALLS (PART 1) In today’s episode Dr. Meeker has a great conversation with Lisa Qualls about how to make connections with your children, both adopted and birth children. They also talk about her new book The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment. BREAK A CONVERSATION WITH LISA QUALLS (PART 2) In today’s episode Dr. Meeker has a great conversation with Lisa Qualls about how to make connections with your children, both adopted and birth children. They also talk about her new book The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment. POINTS TO PONDER Dr. Meg gives you her points to ponder as you learn more about how you can create a deeper connection with your children, both adopted and birth. PARENT PEP RALLY FROM THE PRODUCER Thanks for listening to Episode 118, The Connected Parent and for helping Dr. Meg’s parenting revolution reach almost FIVE MILLION downloads! Subscribe, rate, and leave a review for us on iTunes! Get Social with Dr. Meg on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @MegMeekerMD Have a parenting question? Write Dr. Meg at [email protected] and she could answer your question during the show or you can let us know what you’d like to hear about in a future episode! Dr. Meg’s parenting resources and tools are available at www.megmeekermd.com and click on “Parenting Resources”. Subscribe, rate, and leave a review for us on iTunes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	For 30 plus years I've seen every type of child grow up.
0:06.0	Instead of giving me what I wanted, she gave me what I needed, which was truth.
0:10.5	Don't let emotions win. Let truth win. Do your very best. truth.
0:13.0	Do your very best and you should have a lot of fun while you do it.
0:16.0	The better you get at something, the more fun you're going to have at something.
0:19.0	You moms and dads are wired with everything you need to be a parent to a great kid.
0:27.0	Welcome to Parent and Great Kids.
0:29.0	This is episode number 118 and I'm your host Dr. Meg Meeker.
0:34.1	Today my guest is Lisa Qualls.
0:37.6	Lisa is the author of The Connected Parent,
0:41.6	Real Life Strategies for building trust and attachment.
0:45.0	She and her husband Russ are the parents of 12, you heard me, 12 children by birth and adoption,
0:52.0	and sometimes more through foster care.
0:55.0	Lisa is the creator of the One Thankful Mom website and a popular speaker at events
1:01.1	for adoptive and foster parents. She's also the co-founder of
1:05.3	the Adoption Connection, a podcast and resource site for adoptive moms. Lisa
1:11.2	mentors and encourages adoptive parents so they can find courage and hope in their
1:17.3	journeys of loving their children well.
1:20.5	As always, I will share my points to ponder so you can start using them right away.
1:26.7	And parents, please remember, don't just download the episodes, click subscribe because I need you to join my parenting
1:35.1	revolution and every new episode will automatically show up in your
1:39.5	subscribe list. I'd love for you to write us a review on iTunes and let us know what you think.
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