Bryan Post on Navigating Trauma in Parenting & the Healing Power of Love | Full-Tilt Parenting

Child behavior and adoption expert Bryan Post shares powerful insights about how trauma, stress, and fear shape the way kids behave—and how parents can respond with love instead of fear. We explore the difference between parenting from love versus reactivity, the role of oxytocin in connection and regulation, and why self-regulation is essential for breaking out of stressful cycles.

Bryan draws on his personal experience as a former foster child and decades of work with adoptive, foster, and biological families to help parents understand what’s really going on beneath the surface when kids are acting out. His central message is simple but transformative: all behavior is communication, and true healing begins with love.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in reactive parenting patterns or want to better support your child through trauma and stress, this episode offers practical tools, compassionate strategies, and hope for building stronger family connections.

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00:00 Understanding Trauma and Its Impact on Parenting
11:00 The Nature of Trauma: Little t Trauma
18:11 Love vs. Fear in Parenting
38:06 Breaking the Cycle: Healing Through Self-Reflection

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