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 head

Get the free knife skills class here!

See all the show notes as well as time-stamped skim notes at kidscookrealfood.com/004.

Resources We Mention for Positive Parenting

Visit Positive Parenting Solutions for tons of free resources and strategies
Follow Positive Parenting Solutions on social media: Facebook, Instagram
Amy's books: If I Have to Tell You One More Time (Amazon/Bookshop.org), The Me, Me, Me Epidemic (Amazon/Bookshop.org)
Free "Get Kids to Listen without Nagging, Yelling or Losing Control" class
More examples of encouraging vs. praising
Mindset by Carol Dweck (Amazon/Bookshop.org)
Why we need to let kids fail
Raising successful adults

Kitchen Stewardship
Raising Healthy Families
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YouTube shorts channel for HPH
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