Most parenting tools require you to be a perfect person in a perfect moment. Richard Dixson writes for the moments that are loud, exhausting, and real.
How 9 Decisions will miraculously transform your parenting
Most parenting books are written for “standard” situations. This is the roadmap for the rest of us.
A trauma-informed parenting guide for foster, adoptive, kinship, and caregiving families who want to break generational patterns and lead their homes with greater calm, connection, and confidence.
The Joy of Sharing A best-selling story that helps children move from the “mine” mindset to the “ours” mindset. Whimsical, energetic, and grounded in emotional regulation.
The Practice of Gratitude When children feel overwhelmed by expectations, Sophie helps them find the quiet power of being thankful. A holiday essential for every shelf.
Moving Through Fear A trauma-informed children’s book designed to help kids identify where fear lives in their bodies and how to find safety again.
9 Secrets Every Father Needs to Know to Raise Emotionally Resilient Children
Fatherhood was never meant to be a constant battle of power struggles, emotional explosions, and endless frustration.
In The Drama-Free Father, Richard Dixson offers a powerful and practical roadmap for fathers who want to lead their families with confidence, connection, and emotional strength. Drawing from his personal journey as a father, grandfather, and kinship caregiver, Richard combines hard-earned wisdom, trauma-informed insights, and real-life stories to help fathers navigate the challenges of raising children with big emotions, behavioral struggles, and complex family dynamics.
If your home feels tense, begin small.
Ongoing Support & Community Knowing the tools and practicing them are not the same. The Hub is a private community for biological, foster, and kinship parents to practice co-regulation alongside Richard and a village of peers who truly understand.
Parenting did not arrive in Richard’s life neatly. It arrived through responsibility and a deep desire to do better for the children entrusted to him. Today, as an author and nervous system educator raising his own grandchildren, he brings a unique “kitchen-table authority” to the science of connection.
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A Short Guide To Calmer Days At Home. Simple And Practical.
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