We don’t always realize both our kids AND our parenting are traveling through predictable stages. In fact, we go through the phases not once, but twice. In this episode Billy & Joy go through each stage so you will can recognize the challenges and realize that the "deja vu" you're experiencing is completely normal!

Related (ish) Links:

Backmasking a la Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backmasking

The famous Farrah poster… you don’t need a link do you? How about this one to switch things up?

http://www.thebarbiecollection.com/celebrity-dolls/farrah-fawcett-doll-v7161

Subliminal messages

http://www.neuro-vision.us/wordpress/subliminal-persuasion/do-subliminal-messages-work/

Growth Stage – Stephen Glenn

Glenn’s most popular book is Raising Self Reliant Children in a Self-indulgent World

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761511288?_encoding=UTF8&isInIframe=0&n=283155&ref_=dp_proddesc_0&s=books&showDetailProductDesc=1#product-description_feature_div

The book with the stages isn’t currently in print, but you can read the material on google books here:

https://books.google.com/books?id=5jA0CIc-E3QC&pg=PT23&lpg=PT23&dq=stephen+glenn+child+development+stages&source=bl&ots=Y8oJ-Tm5ot&sig=RytZNv5B18ns_L2Fo3bnMomx2t0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjlh5vBn5jQAhVKNSYKHbzsAEIQ6AEIIjAB#v=onepage&q=stephen%20glenn%20child%20development%20stages&f=false

The Three Stages

Cycle One

Discovery - Age 0-4

Testing Out – Age 5-6

Concluding – Age 9-12

Cycle Two

Discovery - Age 12-14

Testing Out – Age 15-17

Concluding – 17+

Talk about this:

Evaluate what stage your children are in and ask yourself what work do I need to do to make this stage better?

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