51: I Hate Nagging My Kids. What Else Works?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Raising Tweens & Teens

Dr. Lisa Damour/Reena Ninan

Mental Health, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.7 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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At what age should kids be expected to manage their responsibilities without constant reminders? Dr. Lisa explains how parents can help kids remember to do things on their own. What else works besides nagging? Reena asks for strategies to help parents at home. Lisa introduces us to psychologist Haim Ginott who offers the perfect phrasing for motivating kids. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn: @AskLisaPodcast, @LDamour, @ReenaNinan Additional resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: Www.GoodTroubleProductions.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	This is Ask Lisa, a podcast to help people understand the psychology of parenting, now in the midst of a pandemic.
0:12.2	Psychologist Dr. Lisa DeMore, author of two New York Times best-selling parenting books, takes your questions.
0:19.7	And I'm co-host, Rina Ninan, a journalist and mom of two.
0:23.7	Some of what we talk about comes from raising children ourselves. Most of the time, I'll be getting
0:28.5	answers to your parenting questions. So send your questions to Ask Lisa at Dr.Lisademore.com.
0:36.3	Episode 51, I hate nagging my kids. What else works?
0:45.3	Oh my gosh. I, their clothes are everywhere. We're supposed to tape this podcast. There's dishes all over from breakfast.
0:52.9	Like, I told my kids, I'm not Alice Brady.
0:56.3	You guys got to learn what to do here.
0:58.8	Wait, Alice, she was the maid.
1:00.4	She wasn't a Brady, right?
1:01.8	Oh, you're right, actually.
1:03.6	Yeah.
1:04.3	I called her Brady because she felt like part of the family.
1:07.0	Seriously.
1:07.8	So they giggled at each other and they said, who's Alice, Brady? Yeah, exactly. They've
1:13.0	never watched the Brady Bunch. Oh my gosh, Lisa, I have been asking you for weeks, how do I get my
1:19.1	kids to do these things that I hate nagging? I hate that part of myself. And I realize I'm not alone.
1:24.6	We got this letter. It says, hello, Lisa. I've been really enjoying the
1:28.3	wide variety of topics on your podcast and have a question for you. Although it seems like it should
1:32.6	be such a simple task for my kids who are 13 and 15, I'm finding it particularly hard to get
1:38.8	them to pick up their clothes off the floor, make their bed, get their bathrooms picked up, brush their
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