OG Therapy #127 - "The Less You Blow Up, The More You Follow Up"

OG Therapy Podcast

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Kids & Family, Education, Self-improvement, Parenting, Society & Culture, Relationships

4 • 760 Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of OG Therapy, we revisit a previous topic, "The Less You Blow Up, The More You Follow Up," perfect for navigating the high-stress holiday season with kids. Learn why emotional reactions can undermine trust and discipline, and discover a simple three-step process to replace blow-ups with thoughtful follow-ups. Whether you're struggling with entitled requests, holiday stress, or parenting burnout, this episode offers practical strategies to build trust, model consistency, and create a more harmonious family dynamic during the most wonderful (and chaotic) time of the year.

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0:00.0	Do not confuse this with treatment or mental health advice or direction.
0:05.5	Nothing on this podcast is made to supplement or supersede the relationship and direction of your mental health caretakers.
0:12.5	Although David Koslovsky is a licensed marriage and family therapist, he is not functioning as a certified mental health professional in this environment.
0:21.2	And same applies to any professional who may appear on the OG Therapy podcast.
0:26.7	Welcome to the OG Therapy.
0:29.9	Hey, everybody, welcome to another episode of OG Therapy.
0:32.6	And today we've got a blast from the past episode.
0:37.1	So a loyal listener of ours reached out and said,
0:40.2	hey, I just listened to the episode way back in the very beginning called
0:44.0	The Less You Blow Up, the More You Follow Up.
0:46.5	They had some questions for me.
0:47.8	So I just thought, why don't I just answer those questions and talk a little bit more
0:51.1	about that right now in the podcast today, especially because a lot of you parents out there that listen to this podcast, you're going to be spending a couple weeks with your kids all day, every day.
1:01.6	Some of them may be geeked up on sugar and, you know, wanting to hang out with their friends when they have a homework they should be doing that they swore they were going to do during the break, but, you know, swearing sometimes doesn't get you too far. And making promises
1:16.3	doesn't get you too far. So this could cause you guys as parents out there to get a little emotional.
1:23.7	In fact, some of you may even be tempted to get mad and let your kids know your truth.
1:31.2	Share your truth with them.
1:33.1	What I mean by truth is your anger and how pissed off you are at the way that they've been behaving,
1:39.0	especially when they're asking you for a bunch of stuff during Christmas time.
1:43.0	So this episode, the less you blow up,
1:46.0	the more you fall up is perfect timing because right now there's a good chance that you may
1:51.1	be tempted to blow up or maybe you've already blown up. Maybe Thanksgiving got to you. Maybe
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