Family Care
Parenting Without Panic: Steady responses to meltdowns, backtalk, and big feelings
Lena Fairwood · narrated by Juniper
2026
3h 29m$4.99
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A meltdown in the cereal aisle or a slammed bedroom door can make even a calm parent feel unsteady. This is the grounded approach for those moments: how to read what a big feeling is actually signaling, language that de-escalates backtalk instead of feeding it, and ways to hold a boundary without raising your voice. Practical guidance for staying steady when your child is not, one ordinary hard moment at a time.
Inside this audiobook
17 chapters
- 1Introduction4m
- 2Chapter 1: You're Not Failing, You're Human15m
- 3Chapter 2: What a Meltdown Really Is14m
- 4Chapter 3: Why Big Feelings Show Up at the Worst Times15m
- 5Chapter 4: The Power of a Calm Voice16m
- 6Chapter 5: Connection Before Correction14m
- 7Chapter 6: Giving Feelings a Name12m
- 8Chapter 7: Rhythms That Steady the Day14m
- 9Chapter 8: Steadying Yourself First15m
- 10Chapter 9: The Hidden Triggers of Hunger and Sleep15m
- 11Chapter 10: Soothing Rituals for Big Emotions15m
- 12Chapter 11: Turning Backtalk into Teamwork14m
- 13Chapter 12: When Siblings Collide14m
- 14Chapter 13: Your Family's Calm Plan13m
- 15Chapter 14: When to Ask for Extra Support14m
- 16Conclusion4m
- 17About the Author1m
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