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Tired of arguing with your child or teen? (Pt 2) Four steps to defusing their resistance

I’ve had enough of the constant challenges to my authority (I have 5 kids). But I also dread becoming a tyrant. Is there a better way than coming down strongly on my kids every time? Mysteriously (for low-EQ dudes like me at least) the more I validate my kid’s feelings of disagreement with my decision,…

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Tired of arguing with your child or teen? (Pt 1) How to deflect an argument before it begins

It can’t be avoided. Practical parenting involves refusing our kid’s requests, or telling them what to do or what to stop doing. No matter how nice I am, I have to do this, sometimes several times a day. ‘You can’t swim now.’ ‘Now’s not the best time to watch that.’ ‘I don’t think it’s best…

Tag: acknowledge-feelings, arguing-with-kids, authority, overcome-resistance

Tired of arguing with your child or teen? (Pt 2) Four steps to defusing their resistance

Tired of arguing with your child or teen? (Pt 1) How to deflect an argument before it begins

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