Do you want to parent like a spy?! And no, it's not listening in to your kids playdate or tracking their every move. Actually it's the opposite: autonomy. Former CIA Intelligence Analyst and "License to Parent" Author Christina Hillsberg joins Maria Sansone to discuss how she and husband Ryan (former CIA officer) parent using strategies they learned while training in espionage. Hillsberg discusses how she teaches her children to spot danger, trust their instinct, be prepared for crisis, communicate effectively, and more to develop self-efficient and independent kids.

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