Do you ever find yourself saying things like, oh, she's just strong-willed, or he's just

stubborn like his Uncle Joe?

Have you ever thought that you love your child too much to discipline them?

But then do you find yourself wanting to hide under the table when they act out in public?

Well, if you answered yes to any of these questions, believe me, you're not alone. This is part two of

when parents excuse disobedience. I'm your host Katie Morgan and welcome to

parenting with Ginger Hubbard. Ginger is the best-selling author of Don't Make Me Count to Three, Wise Words for Mom's,

and I can't believe you just said that. She speaks at women's events, parenting conferences,

and homeschool conventions across the country.

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In part one of when parents excuse disobedience, we talk about two excuses we often give for not following through with

discipline. Excuse number one is that our child isn't old enough to

understand what disobedience really means and excuse number two is that our

child is only being disobedient because we're out in public.

If you haven't heard that episode yet, I really encourage you to go listen to that first.

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