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The Day I Finally Changed Myself Instead of My Son

2024/10/20
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The episode begins by setting the scene of a common parenting dilemma: a child refusing to go to an activity. The focus is on the parent's reaction and how it escalates the situation.
  • Parents often escalate situations by reacting instead of responding.
  • The only thing a parent can control in such moments is their own behavior.
  • Parents tend to focus on changing their child's behavior rather than their own.

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The Day I Finally Changed Myself Instead of My Son

My son was yelling and refusing to go to hockey practice. I reacted and escalated the situation. Then I decided to do something I’d never done: humble myself. But in reality, it was humiliating. Why was I, as the authority figure “worthy of respect,” the one changing here instead of the kid? I second-guessed myself as you will with these kids. But it ultimately changed that situation…and our relationship. And taught him life skills he uses to this day. 

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