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The Power of Discord

Ed Tronick, Claudia M. Gold · ages 0-18 · $15 to $30

Why the Ups and Downs of Relationships Are the Secret to Building Intimacy, Resilience, and Trust.

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Why we chose it

Tronick's still-face research showed that repair, not perfection, builds trust.

In practice

Tronick and Gold's argument that repair after rupture builds resilience maps precisely onto this practice's core claim: recovery time shortening is the signal, not absence of storms.

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The Power of Showing Up book cover
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$15 to $30

The Power of Showing Up

Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson · ages 0-18

How Parental Presence Shapes Who Our Kids Become and How Their Brains Get Wired.

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$15 to $30

The Explosive Child

Ross W. Greene · ages 3-18

A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, Chronically Inflexible Children.

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