how to talk to my kids

Take out the garbage? Next time try singing the request in a fake-opera voice instead of using the usual nagging tones.

She said to imagine that you had a really hard day where nothing went right, and when you got home you yelled at your spouse. Imagine that your spouse was supportive, saying, “It’s not okay to talk to me like that, but I understand that something is going on with you. Let’s take a minute and get to the bottom of what you’re feeling.” 

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you can be mad but you can’t be mean.

can’t figure out together. You can ALWAYS tell us anything. Or if you have a friend who can’t talk to their parents about something you can always bring them here and we’ll figure it out.”

every night before I bed I tell my kids “What must you always remember?” And they say “No matter where I go in the world, no matter what I do, Mommy always loves me.” It’s such a good way to end a day, whether hard or amazing, and go to sleep feeling connected.