Rabbi Dan Tiomkin discusses a different approach to parenting children and teenagers who are struggling, rebelling, or no longer fitting into traditional frameworks. Drawing on his own painful experience as a father, he explains why difficult behavior may be a sign of deeper pain, why conventional discipline can sometimes make things worse, and how rebuilding trust, safety, love, and connection can open the door to real change. He also shares the counterintuitive “love bomb” approach that he says transformed his relationship with his own son.

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