004: Why Consequences (or Rewards) Aren’t the Goal of Discipline with Positive Parenting Solutions' Amy McCready

I am a better person, a better parent, every single time I listen to Amy McCready's coaching.

There's a good reason she is a TODAY Show parenting expert, my goodness - the way she explains why consequences aren't the answer, how rewards set our kids up for massive problems (blew my mind!!) and gives us practical toolbox phrases we can just start using today, it's truly enriching.

Even if you've heard Amy speak before, I worked hard to ask new questions that definitely made me think!

• WHY looking for consequences is a losing proposition and what we can do instead
• What the research says about the negative consequences for child and family with reward systems
• How to create more opportunities for power struggles (guessing you're wanting to antidote that that one! She shares that too) ;)
• Praise labeling, and why it's all too easy to fall into the trap
• One phrase that gives kids ownership of their behavior
• The benefits of teaching kids to cook, from a positive parenting perspective
• What "pendulum parenting" is (and my confession)
• The 3 words you need to start using today...mostly in your own head

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See all the show notes as well as time-stamped skim notes at kidscookrealfood.com/004.

 Resources We Mention for Positive Parenting

• Visit Positive Parenting Solutions for tons of free resources and strategies
• Follow Positive Parenting Solutions on social media: Facebook, Instagram
• Amy's books: If I Have to Tell You One More Time (Amazon/Bookshop.org), The Me, Me, Me Epidemic (Amazon/Bookshop.org)
• Free "Get Kids to Listen without Nagging, Yelling or Losing Control" class
• More examples of encouraging vs. praising
• Mindset by Carol Dweck (Amazon/Bookshop.org)
• Why we need to let kids fail
• Raising successful adults

• Kitchen Stewardship
• Kids Cook Real Food
• follow Katie on Instagram or Facebook
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• YouTube shorts channel for HPH
• Find the Healthy Parenting Handbook at kidscookrealfood.com/podcast

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