What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- The key differences between consequences and punishments
- Why kids need consequences to feel safe and learn boundaries
- How punishments often come from a place of reactivity and dysregulation
- The role of natural consequences (like forgetting a water bottle) and logical consequences (thoughtful parent responses)
- Why the boundary itself often is the consequence
- How to implement breaks/resets (instead of timeouts) to help kids regulate
- The importance of creating safe struggles to build resilience
- When redirection works best (and why it backfires with older kids)
- Scripts and phrases you can use to give your kids autonomy while holding limits
Resources & Links
- Explore coaching and parenting support at The Parenting Reframe
- Book a free discovery call to see if 1:1 coaching is right for your family
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