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Together the two books span infancy through about age 12. One title focuses on the very early years up to roughly age eight, while the other targets elementary-school ages (approximately 5–12).
Both present a Collaborative Emotion Processing (CEP) approach that emphasizes co-regulation, teaches self-regulation and empathy, and offers practical coping strategies parents can use to help children work through strong emotions.
They promote a conscious, gentle parenting approach centered on emotional intelligence — validating children’s feelings, avoiding minimization, and prioritizing connection and understanding.
Read together they cover early childhood through middle childhood: one book focuses on toddlers and preschoolers up to about age eight, while the other addresses the kindergarten-to-puberty range and the challenges of later elementary school years.
Both books incorporate research and neuroscience: one presents a clearly research-based approach, while the other pairs practical parenting tools with accessible, research-backed explanations of brain science.