Fights Over Bedtime, Fortnite & Swearing: How to Teach Delayed Gratification
Calm Parenting Podcast
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You Don't Need to Get to Bed Right Now, Young Man
There are lines you may not cross in my home. One of those lines is using the aft word. If you do that, you will choose to forfeit, or lose your fortnight and any screens for one week. So here's one way to do it. You lose that low key, even tone, no drama. But then watch, we're going to get up, move and invite your child into something. And so i'm getting up, i'm moving him to a different i'm inviting him to problem solve,. I'm giving him a little bit of space to see if that space allows him to collect himself and calm down.
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