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Most of us have big hopes and dreams for our children when we become parents. The type of people they will grow up to be, the type of relationship they will have with us as they grow and eventually become adults.
But so often those hopes and dreams seem to get swamped in the day to day chaos of parenting. I believe we all hope to have a close and loving relationship with our children throughout their lives as they grow up into adults. |
So in this episode I share my 10 tips to raising children who will actually like you when they grow up.
I always like to zoom out and think about the bigger picture of what we're trying to achieve with our children in terms of our long term relationship with them. Yes, we want parenting to be easier in the moment. It can be easier to tell a white lie or use a bribe to get them into the car quicker - but there is a long term cost to that. So we need to keep the long term goals in mind too whenever we have the space to do so.
And the great news is that connection based parenting builds cooperation for the right reasons - kids stay connected to themselves, they grow up to be intrinsically motivated instead of looking at what's in it for them. They feel seen, they feel heard, even when you have to say no. Their feelings are held safely, you support them through their upsets so they learn that they don’t have to hide their feelings from you.
This is the basis for a close, lasting relationship and it is exactly what we work on in my Peaceful Parent School, a 12 week transformative program shifting you from overwhelm and frustration into a calm and confident leader in your home.
The doors are now open, we begin on 21st September, click here to learn more.
You can watch the replay of my Why Your Kids Won't Listen Masterclass here
I always like to zoom out and think about the bigger picture of what we're trying to achieve with our children in terms of our long term relationship with them. Yes, we want parenting to be easier in the moment. It can be easier to tell a white lie or use a bribe to get them into the car quicker - but there is a long term cost to that. So we need to keep the long term goals in mind too whenever we have the space to do so.
And the great news is that connection based parenting builds cooperation for the right reasons - kids stay connected to themselves, they grow up to be intrinsically motivated instead of looking at what's in it for them. They feel seen, they feel heard, even when you have to say no. Their feelings are held safely, you support them through their upsets so they learn that they don’t have to hide their feelings from you.
This is the basis for a close, lasting relationship and it is exactly what we work on in my Peaceful Parent School, a 12 week transformative program shifting you from overwhelm and frustration into a calm and confident leader in your home.
The doors are now open, we begin on 21st September, click here to learn more.
You can watch the replay of my Why Your Kids Won't Listen Masterclass here