How & When To Be Stern, Without Being Mean
Calm Parenting Podcast
Kirk Martin
4.7 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 27 August 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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How & When To Be Stern, Without Being Mean
There are times when you can be understanding of your child’s reaction or attitude. But being too sweet or reassuring can actually make kids more insecure. So there are times that you must be more stern. So when DO you draw the line and where do you draw it? HOW can you be stern without making it personal or mean or shaming your child? Kirk gives you three examples along with scripts to use.
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| 2:02.3 | being too sweet or accommodating? Of course you do, because parenting a strong-will child is hard |
| 2:08.2 | work, but sometimes parents associate being calm with being too sweet or being a pushover, |
| 2:14.3 | but being calm does not mean being a doormat. There are times when you can be |
| 2:18.8 | understanding of your child's reaction or attitude, but being too sweet or reassuring at other times |
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