Your Parenting Long Game Rachel Bailey

Despite the fact that they experience emotions very intensely, it’s very common for children who feel strongly to NOT want to talk about their emotions. But in order to address negative behavior, moods, and attitudes, we need to have these conversations!
The good news is that using specific phrases will allow us to improve our influence with our children so they are open to hearing us, rather than trying to avoid us. 
In this episode, you’ll learn:
The real reasons why our children tend to avoid talking about their emotions
How to start conversations with our kids (without triggering their resistance)
How we can help our kids handle their discomfort more effectively and maturely 
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We ask our children to do things all the time, and (of course) we assume that they know how to do what we ask. Why wouldn’t they? In reality, a lot of negative behavior stems from skills that children are missing – which means they actually don’t know how to do what we ask. In order to improve our influence and their resilience, all we need to do is teach them a few strategies for success. 
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What actually stops children from doing what we want them to do 
How one simple shift can decrease our frustration and our exhaustion
What it’s like to be a child who wants to do better… but can’t 
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It can be exhausting to parent children with big emotions -- especially when it feels like our efforts to improve behavior, moods, and attitudes take longer than we would like. Even if we understand (in our minds) that it takes time for our kids to learn how to deal with their discomfort and develop new skills, that doesn’t always make us stop wishing they would feel and act better more quickly! 
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why wanting things to go more quickly actually slows things down 
One question we can ask ourselves to change our perspective and our attitude (so progress does happen faster) 
The key to less frustration if children do take time to change 
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One of the most common reasons for big emotions in our homes is related to asking our children to get off of their devices. And let's be real: They DO have to learn to get off of their devices without acting like it's the end of the world!

But most of the time, we attempt to make this happen makes things worse, not better. When we get into our children’s world, we can often understand why our attempts aren’t effective – and what we can do instead. 
In this episode, you’ll learn:
What it’s like from a child’s perspective to have to get off of screens
Why his parents’ (very logical) attempts to address his behavior don’t work 
How getting into your child’s shoes can help bring peace to your home 
 
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This time of year, navigating the use of screens can be a real challenge -- especially when you’re raising children with big emotions.

The summer can start off feeling more relaxed, but then come the power struggles over how long children can be on screens and the meltdowns when they have to get off of their devices.

Fortunately, a few simple changes can reduce the drama, even during those times when children are even more likely to turn to screens as entertainment. 
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why kids with big emotions struggle with screen time limits
How to increase your influence to reduce screen time drama 
How to give your kids the skills THEY need to get off of screens more easily (helping them deal with transitions and boredom!)
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Of course we want our children to listen to us when we ask them to do what they’re supposed to do or when we ask them to act maturely in situations that don’t go their way. 
But often when we try to get our kids to listen to us, we do it in ways that actually decrease our influence. This is especially true when we try to get our children to see why we are right and they are wrong. 
Of course it’s not that we shouldn’t try to motivate better behavior! Rather, we can just do it in more effective ways. 
In this episode, you’ll learn:
Why telling children what they’ve done wrong doesn’t lead to them doing what’s right
Exactly how to approach your child to increase your influence 
Why this non-permissive strategy not only increases your influence, but strengthens your relationship
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