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Brave Learner Home: How to Talk with Kids

How to Talk with Kids

Dr. William Stixrud is back—and ready to help us motivate our kids!

  • “I just want you to live up to your potential.”
  • “You need this for college.”
  • “I know what’s best for you.”
  • “Because I said so.” 
  • “If you don’t, then—”

Are you insisting, lecturing, scolding, threatening, or ordering your kids around more than you ever imagined?

Do you have conflict with your children when you want connection? 

We just want our teens and kids to do well and be well, but so often, they don’t listen to us! Then we have a power struggle on our hands. 

Learn how to have the effective conversations most likely to motivate your kids and teens! 

Our most popular speaker ever returns to Brave Learner Home in November: Dr. William Stixrud!

Dr. William Stixrud, co-author of the national best-seller The Self-Driven Child, returns to discuss his new book, What Do You Say? How to Talk with Kids to Build Stress Tolerance, Motivation, and a Happy Home.

Dr. Stixrud explores the impact of communication and consequences as he shares from his book—a practical guide for talking to kids about:

  • sleep,
  • screen time,
  • motivation,
  • and living up to their potential. 

Dr. Stixrud is a clinical psychologist and faculty member at Children’s National Medical Center and George Washington University School of Medicine. He lectures widely on the adolescent brain, meditation, and the effects of stress, sleep deprivation, and technology overload on the brain. He co-wrote the national best seller The Self-Driven Child and the recently-released What Do You Say: How to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home with Ned Johnson. He’s been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and more. 

His previous Master Class webinar in Brave Learner Home is our #1 most watched guest webinar.

He’s also a rock and roll musician, and he’s back for an encore presentation in Brave Learner Home! 


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