3:35 Nurturing Closeness With Your Kids

In this episode, Susan emphasizes the importance of emotional connection between parents and children, even amid the busyness of daily life. She reassures parents that deep closeness doesn't require elaborate outings or large chunks of time, but can be nurtured through small, intentional practices like sharing a genuine smile, creating five-minute rituals, repairing after moments of tension, and entering a child's world by showing interest in what they love. She encourages cultivating these small habits of connection to not only strengthens a child's sense of being seen and valued, but also to nourish parents, filling both with greater closeness, joy, and resilience.

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3:35 Nurturing Closeness With Your Kids is an episode from Parenting Without Power Struggles by Susan Stiffelman.

This episode is 09:40 long.

This episode was published on Oct 2, 2025.

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