Are We Raising Our Kids The Right Way?
“Parenting is a relationship. It’s not a set of strategies.”
Farnam Street • Dr. Laura Markham: Peaceful Parenting [The Knowledge Project Ep. #52]
Esther Wojcicki: How to Raise Successful People
youtu.bethings i want to try with my kids
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A great way to think about parenting: Think of it as executing it from a place of where you’re the leader, leading from the heart with compassion, all the while supporting your child to be their best self
Farnam Street • Dr. Laura Markham: Peaceful Parenting [The Knowledge Project Ep. #52]
Dr. Laura Markham: Peaceful Parenting [The Knowledge Project Ep. #52]
fs.blog“A recipe for happiness is to help our child over and over again choose to give up what they want, at that moment, for something they actually want more.” An example – Perhaps they don’t want to help clean up the dishes, but still desire a way to feel like a person who contributes to the family. Help them realize the trade-off – “Doing so, helps th... See more
Farnam Street • Dr. Laura Markham: Peaceful Parenting [The Knowledge Project Ep. #52]
just came across this gem from phyllis diller:
“we spend the first 12 months of our children’s lives teaching them to walk and talk and the rest telling them to sit down and shut up.”
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Instead of “Put away your plate after dinner” or “Fold your laundry,” you’re framing the tasks as a communal activity, such as “Let’s all work together to clean up the kitchen after dinner” or “Let’s all help fold the laundry as a family.