I love you I hate you you you always let my brother sit in the front seat of the car and I never get to she's my best friend I'm never speaking to her again

today's episode 219 and we're talking about all or nothing thinking and why do our kids

think in such absolutes.

Hi this is Denay I'm the founder of Simple Families.

Simple Families is an online community for parents who are seeking a simpler, more intentional

life.

In this show, we focus on minimalism with kids, positive parenting, family wellness, and decreasing the mental load.

My perspectives are based in my first-hand experience raising kids, but also rooted in

my PhD in child development. So you're going to

hear conversations that are based in research but more importantly real life.

Thanks for joining us.

I am so happy to have you tuning in. This is episode 219 and I'm talking all about absolute thinking, thinking in black or white, thinking in all or nothing.

In childhood, this is often the norm, and these big feelings can feel intense.

Therefore I want to explain to you a little bit

about the basis for these expressions

and why kids come across so strongly and why there's no

middle ground or seemingly no middle ground along with some ways that you probably

see this popping up and how it can impact you. But before we get into that,

here's a word from today's sponsor. The sponsor for today's episode is Prepish,

and Prepish has long now been a part of my family's life and I'm so grateful for it.

If you would have asked me a couple years ago if I would like to try a meal

planning service I would have said no. Why do I need someone to send me a bunch of recipes

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