Episode 15: Home is the Best Place to “Practice”
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Home should be a place where kids can try and fail, receive grace, forgiveness, and discipline… and then try to master the skill again! Listen to episode 15, where I teach 3 ways to communicate to your kids that your home– their safe haven– is the best place to practice!
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This is a part 2 of last week’s conversation– “How to Create a Safe Haven”
In last week’s episode, I taught 3 conversations to have with your spouse to make your home a safe haven– 1. Playing to your tendencies and strengths, 2. Having an open door policy, and 3. Writing down your values.
This week, I wanted to extend 3 practical ways to make that safe haven, aka your home, the best place to practice skills they need in their daily lives.
3 WAYS TO COMMUNICATE TO YOUR KIDS THAT HOME IS THE BEST PLACE TO “PRACTICE”:
Self-Monitoring
Ex: What to say (manners); when to talk/listen; how to use hands/feet (self-control); emotions; physical needsFinding their Voice
Ex: Empower their opinions by making their voices heard in simple ways– give them options about which chore to start with; dinner options; what extracurricular activity they want to pursueBoundaries
Ex: Phone rules; appropriate responses; house rules
Outro
A question I get asked very often is– how do I do these things with my kids when the other parent isn’t on board? Although every case is very unique, I believe that you should keep doing it, even if the child is only hearing it from one parent. Don’t nag, just pursue, love, teach, and talk.
When kids are given the opportunity to digest new information with you, their #1 teacher, in their safe space, they begin welcoming new challenges, as their curiosity, competence, and confidence flourishes… making them lifelong learners.
