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Peace and Parenting: How to Parent without Punishments

Case Study: How Being Playful Helped with My Strong-Willed Son

May 14, 2024
Guest Mariah discusses prioritizing understanding over obedience in parenting, embracing playful corrections for strong-willed children, and the pitfalls of shame in traditional disciplinary methods. The episode offers practical insights on fostering deeper parent-child connections, shifting to empathy-based discipline, and cultivating trust and respect in children.
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Quick takeaways

  • Prioritizing playfulness to strengthen parent-child bonds.
  • Replacing shame with empathy-based discipline for strong-willed children.

Deep dives

Parenting with Playful Correction

Mariah, a parent in the Peace and Parenting community, discusses her approach to correction with her son Atticus. She questions whether polite corrections might evoke negative feelings similar to her own childhood experiences. Drawing from her past of harsh correction methods, she seeks to find a balance between correction and connection to foster a positive dynamic with her strong-willed child.

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