I am a better person, a better parent, every single time I listen to Amy McCready's coaching. There's a good reason she is a TODAY Show parenting expert, my goodness - the way she explains *why* consequences aren't the answer, how rewards set our kids up for massive problems (blew my mind!!), and gives us practical toolbox phrases we can just start using today, it's truly enriching. Even if you've heard Amy speak before, I worked hard to ask new questions that definitely made me think! * WHY looking for consequences is a losing proposition and what we can do instead* What the research says about the negative consequences for child and family with reward systems* How to create more opportunities for power struggles (guessing you're wanting to antidote that that one! She shares that too) ;)* Praise labeling, and why it's all too easy to fall into the trap * One phrase that gives kids ownership of their behavior* The benefits of teaching kids to cook, from a positive parenting perspective* What "pendulum parenting" is (and my confession)* The 3 words you need to start using today...mostly in your own headHow do I know I was a better parent after this interview? I focused on considering what was happening at the root of my 6yo's behavior at family prayer time, and when I tucked him in, I was able to have a fun conversation and pull him out of his funk. I used the one phrase that gives kids ownership of his behavior.He grinned. Then he remembered that he had forgotten he was cranky and started kicking around and fussing again. I asked him if that one phrase applied then, and he hid his face in his hands. Halfway down the stairs, I hear, "Mom?"I return to his room and see open arms: "I'm really sorry," he says, and I get the best hug ever. I told him it's really difficult to apologize, and it takes great character. "Does that mean I have great character?" he asked excitedly.He's still 6. But he's learning a lot. And so am I. Learn with me? Get the skim notes for this interview here: https://kidscookrealfood.com/positive-parenting/Resources We Mentioned for Positive Parenting* Visit PositiveParentingSolutions.com for tons of free resources and strategies* Follow Positive Parenting Solutions on social media: * https://www.facebook.com/PositiveParentingSolutions * https://www.instagram.com/positiveparentingsolutions/* Amy's books: * If I Have to Tell You One More Time: https://amzn.to/2KD10LZ * The Me, Me, Me Epidemic: https://amzn.to/3iyPNIK* Free "Get Kids to Listen without Nagging, Yelling or Losing Control" class: https://kidscookrealfood.com/Parenting* Get 10% off and free upgrade to the next level of the 7-Step Parenting Success System: https://kidscookrealfood.com/Parenting* More examples of encouraging vs. praising: https://www.positiveparentingsolutions.com/parenting/encouraging-words* Mindset by Carol Dweck: https://amzn.to/2LLBowL* Why we need to let kids fail: https://kidscookrealfood.com/letting-kids-fail/* Raising successful adults: https://kidscookrealfood.com/raising-successful-adults/Disclosure: As an Amazon affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Im also an affiliate for Amy's course, but that doesnt change your price!Visit the Kids Cook Real Food eCourse and see how we teach children confidence in the kitchen: https://kidscookrealfood.comFind all the Kids Cook Real Food Healthy Parenting Connector videos at https://youtu.be/GVRq0m-Ehe4
