Change Your Brain Every Day 10 Things Parents Should Never Do (& What To Do To Build Confidence)
Nov 18, 2024
They list 10 parenting mistakes that hold kids back and unpack brain-healthy habits to teach early. They stress daily bonding time and active listening to build connection. They explore letting natural consequences and chores teach responsibility. They emphasize modeling healthy behavior, praising effort over innate smarts, and focusing on what kids do right.
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Use 20 Minutes Of Special Time To Build Bonding
- Spend 20 minutes a day of special time doing what the child wants with no commands, questions, or directions.
- Tana Amen read to Chloe nightly and they later extended bonding via morning drives and grocery scavenger hunts.
Listen By Reflecting Not Lecturing
- Practice active listening: reflect what you heard instead of lecturing or solving.
- Daniel explains connected kids pick parents' values; lack of connection pushes kids to opposite choices.
Stop Rescuing Kids Let Consequences Teach
- Avoid constantly rescuing children; allow age-appropriate mistakes and natural consequences so they build competence.
- Tana credits Love and Logic for shifting from drill-sergeant parenting to coaching and letting schools give consequences.
