Sustainable Parenting | The kind and firm solution for resilient kids and dependable calm.
Flora McCormick, LCPC, Parenting Coach
135 episodes
2 days ago
"My mom's a parenting coach and yes, it's annoying." Hear this, and more, in today's episode. Today my special parenting expert guest is... my daughter, Eva! This is a chance for you to hear how we talk through challenges, problem-solve, and think about ways to manage tough situations. In this episode, we explore how kind and firm parenting works, from the perspective of a 9-year-old. Eva shares a child’s-eye view of what works, why “Annoying but effective” limits help, a...
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"My mom's a parenting coach and yes, it's annoying." Hear this, and more, in today's episode. Today my special parenting expert guest is... my daughter, Eva! This is a chance for you to hear how we talk through challenges, problem-solve, and think about ways to manage tough situations. In this episode, we explore how kind and firm parenting works, from the perspective of a 9-year-old. Eva shares a child’s-eye view of what works, why “Annoying but effective” limits help, a...
123. Why Forced Apologies Don’t Teach Kids Responsibility and What to Do Instead
Sustainable Parenting | The kind and firm solution for resilient kids and dependable calm.
11 minutes
2 months ago
123. Why Forced Apologies Don’t Teach Kids Responsibility and What to Do Instead
Tired of forcing your kids to say “I’m sorry,” only to have the apology come out flat, fake, or sarcastic? Do you find yourself insisting on the “right tone” until you are blue in the face, or even yelling at your child - and all the while the kid doesn't really seem to care? Here's the deal, friend. Most of the time, I've found apologizing doesn’t actually teach kids responsibility. It just teaches them how to act like they feel bad. In this episode of the Sustainable Pare...
Sustainable Parenting | The kind and firm solution for resilient kids and dependable calm.
"My mom's a parenting coach and yes, it's annoying." Hear this, and more, in today's episode. Today my special parenting expert guest is... my daughter, Eva! This is a chance for you to hear how we talk through challenges, problem-solve, and think about ways to manage tough situations. In this episode, we explore how kind and firm parenting works, from the perspective of a 9-year-old. Eva shares a child’s-eye view of what works, why “Annoying but effective” limits help, a...
