#7 | Kids Are GREAT at Making You Feel Ignored

01/17/21 • 11 min

I'll clarify. They are not a fan of listening to what doesn't make sense to them. And this applies to pretty much any child's age.

You might say, "Let's get ready to go. We are going to Grandma's house."

And your child is thinking, "I'm good. I'm playing right now with my toys, and this is way more fun right now."

Except that looks more like --- completely ignoring you.

Everyday things that happen next? Well, more asking, followed by a bit of feeling agitated, then eventually that one stern voice you use, and then if all else fails, we have bribed, taking away things, or yelling.

And almost always, at least one of these works. You do get out the door and to Grandma's house, but you feel not too great, leading to feeling guilty.

Ok, so if this even remotely resonates, let's talk about what you can do instead, using Connection-Based Parenting Solutions.

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I'll clarify. They are not a fan of listening to what doesn't make sense to them. And this applies to pretty much any child's age.

You might say, "Let's get ready to go. We are going to Grandma's house."

And your child is thinking, "I'm good. I'm playing right now with my toys, and this is way more fun right now."

Except that looks more like --- completely ignoring you.

And almost always, at least one of these works. You do get out the door and to Grandma's house, but you feel not too great, leading to feeling guilty.

Ok, so if this even remotely resonates, let's talk about what you can do instead, using Connection-Based Parenting Solutions.

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