Explore the power of keeping small promises in parenting. These seemingly minor commitments can greatly impact a child's trust and emotional security. Discover how honoring even the simplest assurances fosters integrity and reliability. Dive into the conversation about the importance of these little promises that shape a child's understanding of love and support.
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Keep Little Promises
Keep even small promises to your children.
These seemingly insignificant acts build trust and demonstrate the importance of your word.
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Importance of Small Promises
Small promises matter significantly in building trust with children.
They teach that words hold weight and have real consequences.
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The Road Example
In "The Road," a boy catches his father breaking a small promise.
This seemingly minor betrayal damages the father-son trust significantly.
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We tell them that we love them. That we’ll support them no matter what. That they can come to us with anything.
We also tell them little things: We tell them we’ll be home by six. We tell them that if they clean up their toys they can have a treat. We tell them that sure, next time we’re here, we can do what they want. We tell them when they’re older, they can do this or that.
It’s not that we don’t mean those little promises; it’s just that because they’re small, we forget. Or we were really only saying them to distract them, or to change the subject. Because we were assuming they would forget, too."
Ryan describes why those little promises are so important, and why we must treat them as sacred, on today's Daily Dad Podcast.
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