ALL parents fuck up in their parenting. We just need to learn how to repair it to heal our kid AND our relationship with our kid.
Category: Deschooling tips
Your kid wants to quit?
How can we deal with situations where our kids want to quit the stuff we think they love or should do? Should we nudge or lean into trust?
End power struggles!
Power struggles messes up relationships between parents and kids. By doing this work we empower both ourselves AND our kids.
Triggers that turn us inside out
So, what is triggering for you? Is it toothbrushing? Or having to leave on time and your kid not ever getting ready? Or is it when your kid talks back? Or when you recognize that your kid has privileges you didn’t have as a child? Or maybe when they get upset or sad? Or don’t clean up their mess even though they agreed to do it?
We all have different triggers, and not only do we need to understand what they are – we also need to figure out what they are about.
The pitfalls of treating kids like adults
When we place too high expectations on our kids we may unintentionally set them up for failure. Yes, we need to help prepare them for the world, but by letting them practice being responsible, and with the awareness that we adults need to be ready to step in and take back that responsibility whenever it’s too much to handle for our kids.