The Less Doing Podcast 250: Dr. Erica Reischer - How to Understand Your Kids Better
Dec 3, 2016
30:53
In this episode of the Less Doing Podcast, Ari shares the mic with Dr. Erica Reischer, a psychologist and the author of _What Great Parents Do: 75 Simple Strategies for Raising Kids Who Thrive_. Listen as Dr. Erica opens a new world for understanding your children as parents, what the common parenting mistakes are and how you can correct them for a better emotional connection with your kids.
**Key Quote**
“Parents say things to kids using blame, shame, or fear. But kids are NOT responsible for our feelings.”
**What You’ll Learn**
- How having kids can make you more empathetic and compassionate.
- How we respond to our kids depends on how we perceive what they’re doing.
- Why you have to pay attention to your feelings and thoughts as parents.
- How your biological needs as a human play a part in good parenting.
- The importance of each parent being consistent, especially with rules.
- Balancing short and long game parenting.
- What the common parenting mistakes are and how to fix them.
- To make your kids understand that it isn’t them that is the problem, but their behavior—which is a choice.
- How siblings influence each other’s behavior.
- How you cannot assume what is obvious to us is obvious to our kids as well.
- How to meet feelings with feelings.
- Emotional connection is the cornerstone to a happy family.
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