Your seven-year-old needs a strong relationship with you as they continue to grow. Watching your child mature brings so many proud moments as well as struggles and worry. As a parent or someone in a parenting role, now is the right time to focus your attention on helping your child develop social and emotional skills in order to build their confidence in themselves. The parenting process and tools shared in this podcast from ParentingMontana.org will empower you to do small things right now to support your child’s healthy development. Implementing what you learn in this podcast in your daily interactions with your child will allow you to strengthen communication, build your relationship, and develop social and emotional skills. ParentingMontana.org provides parents and those in a parenting role with a process and tools to raise their children to be confident, respectful, and to make healthy choices. Although these resources were initially created for parents in Montana, they are applicable to parents everywhere. The Montana Department of Health and Human Services partnered with the Center for Health and Safety Culture at Montana State University to encourage healthy mental, emotional, and behavioral development through the tools available to you in this podcast from ParentingMontana.org. The tools you will become familiar with in this podcast will prepare you for your parenting journey with a five-step process: Gain Input, Teach, Practice, Support, and Recognize. You will be ready to address specific parenting topics while building a solid relationship with your child and promoting healthy development throughout the stages of their life. Practicing the tools available on ParentingMontana.org will grow your parenting confidence today and allow you to use the same process to meet future parenting struggles in positive ways. A strong relationship and good communication skills help parents and those in a parenting role work through challenges. Now is the right time to invest in yourself as a parent and build a relationship with your child that creates a foundation to meet each stage of their life in a healthy way! The specific tools available for parenting your seven-year-old include: Anger, Back Talk, Bullying, Chores, Confidence, Conflict, Discipline, Friends, Homework, Listening, Lying, Tantrums, Mixed Messages About Alcohol, Reading, Routines, Sharing, and Stress. Listen now and be ready to watch your confidence as a parent grow along with your child!