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How Not to Screw Up Your Kids

Everyone Else Is...

32 min • 26 juli 2023

Whether it's your child pulling the age old nag "everyone else is / has", or you get caught in the parental comparison that "everyone else is, so maybe we should" I'll help you navigate this minefield from both sides.

Here are the highlights: 

(3:10) Understand that the request comes from wanting to fit in

(6:40) Acknowledge what the request means to your child

(8:36) Avoid lecturing!

(10:50) Focus your response around ‘every family is different’

(17:08) Consider an allowance

(22:30) Draw yourself back to the uniqueness of your child

(26:30) Give yourself 48 hours

(26:50) Ask yourself lots of ‘why’ questions

(28:50) Reconnect with your family values

(29:30) Connect with your tribe

Previous episode mentioned:

Ep 55: 6 Essential Skills Your Children Need You to Teach Them

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