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Parenting Tip Of The Day!

Parenting Tip of the Day 💗💗

Let your no be a no, it’s a complete sentence.

You don’t need to over-explain, justify, or defend why you can’t or won’t do something for your child (or anyone, really). And just as important, let your yes truly mean yes. If you are teaching skills for example, like eating healthy and in these instances you can implement alternative options and explain or teach why. This is different than a hard “no”.

Here’s why this matters so much for moms and kids:

When we over-explain or are wishy washy in our decisions, children learn that boundaries are negotiable. They start pushing, bargaining, or melting down because they sense uncertainty. This doesn’t make them “bad” by the way, it just makes them confused.

Follow-through builds trust and a calm nervous system.

When your child knows that:

You mean what you say
Your words are predictable
Your boundaries are consistent
You follow through on _____.

They feel safe. Safety comes from consistency, not from endless explanations and/or confusion.

A good example of this, when I was growing up my mom would never follow through on her consequences around being grounded and it typically was because she felt bad that I didn’t have my dad around much and she experienced “mom guilt”.

A calm, confident “no” teaches your child: