#295 Breaking Bad Habits

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Justin & Kylie respond to an email from a listener about breaking bad parenting habits
• The habit loop - cue, craving, response, reward.
• The product of parenting is not the child, it's the parent
• The only way to raise great kids is to be great ourselves
• How to break a habit
• Decide ahead of time what you're going to do instead
• Practice, practice, practice
• Under pressure we revert to our most practiced behaviour
• Hold the mirror up to yourself after every interaction

James Clear Atomic Habits

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