5 Ways to Get Kids Moving More Quickly
Calm Parenting Podcast
Kirk Martin
4.7 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 8 September 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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5 Ways to Get Kids Moving More Quickly
How can you get kids who often dawdle and procrastinate to move more quickly? How do you get your kids out the door without the yelling and power struggles? How can you get your kids to transition from one activity or complete their homework more quickly without provoking World War III? Kirk gives you scripts and practical examples.
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| 1:02.5 | off. So you're in a hurry trying to get out the front door for an important appointment, |
| 1:08.8 | but your child is struggling to put on his shoes |
| 1:11.5 | or the same hoodie sweatshirt he's worn for 10 straight days, or maybe the jacket you're forcing |
| 1:16.7 | your daughter to wear because it's chilly outside. But your child is frustrated, muttering |
| 1:21.6 | and saying this jacket is stupid. And you begin to allow your child's frustration to frustrate you. |
| 1:28.3 | So your tone gets shorter. Your body posture changes. |
| 1:31.3 | And you either think or say the following. |
| 1:34.3 | Why do you have to make everything so difficult? |
| 1:36.3 | I don't have time for this. We're running late. |
| 1:38.3 | I paid $75 for that and if you rip it, you're going to pay for a new one. |
| 1:43.3 | It's cold out. This doesn't have to be such a big deal. Just put your jacket on. You know what? If you're not ready in the next 30 seconds, you're going to lose your video games for three days. And so then you lean in and you try to help, but it just makes it worse. And now two frustrated people are inches apart. And this never ends well. Look, I think |
| 2:04.8 | 80 to 90 percent of issues with our kids are not even really behavior issues. They are our anxiety |
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