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🗓️ 25 April 2023
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Janet frequently advises us not to focus on trying to say the "right" words when we’re engaging with our kids. Why? Because regardless of the words we’re using, our children usually sense what we are feeling and how we are perceiving them moment to moment. So, generally, memorized scripts or phrases aren’t going to be as important as our true feelings and intentions. However, in this episode, Janet switches gears to describe 3 situations where our words actually do matter. In these instances, word choices can affect our perceptions of our children, hinder our ability to connect with them, and impede other goals we have as parents. None of us are perfect, of course, nor would our kids wish us to be, but awareness of the impact of our words can make our lives easier.
Janet's "No Bad Kids Master Course" is available at NoBadKidsCourse.com and JanetLansbury.com.
Her best-selling books “No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline without Shame” and "Elevating Child Care: A Guide to Respectful Parenting" are available in all formats at Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, and free at Audible (https://adbl.co/2OBVztZ) with a trial subscription.
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0:00.0 | Hey everyone, before we begin, I just want to remind you to please check out my new |
0:07.6 | No Bad Kids Master course. |
0:09.6 | You can find out all about it at nobadkidscourse.com. |
0:14.1 | Hi, this is Janet Lansbury. |
0:19.2 | Welcome to Unwuffled. |
0:20.2 | Today, I'm going to be doing something a little bit different. |
0:23.7 | I'm actually countering my general advice to not focus on words that we say with children, |
0:33.7 | but more on our perception of the situation because what children sense is actually how |
0:39.0 | we feel when we're acknowledging their feelings, when we're giving them boundaries, when |
0:44.9 | we're helping them with their behavior that's gone off track. |
0:49.5 | I still believe that the words we say, the scripts that we use are the least important |
0:54.5 | thing. |
0:55.5 | What matters most is how we're perceiving our child in these moments and our role with |
0:59.6 | them and therefore the feelings that we have that come through. |
1:03.7 | However, there are some instances where our words can make a big difference in that |
1:09.9 | they interfere with our goals to have an easier time as a parent, be effective and help |
1:18.1 | our child to flourish and meet their potential. |
1:22.4 | In this episode, I'll be talking about those instances, why they matter and what we can |
1:29.1 | do instead. |
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1:41.0 | Even everyday activities like a trip to the playground, house cleaning, walking the |
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