What if your need to be right is actually what’s breaking your connection? In this episode, Matt & Alona unpack how “correcting” can quietly shut down your child—or partner—and how to shift from facts to feelings instead. You’ll learn a 4-step pause that replaces fixing with empathy and helps you connect before you correct. Moments that hit home: ✨ When your kid says “nobody likes me” — and why “that’s not true” misses the moment.💔 The “helpful” correction that made a child shut down.💡 Wh...
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What if your need to be right is actually what’s breaking your connection? In this episode, Matt & Alona unpack how “correcting” can quietly shut down your child—or partner—and how to shift from facts to feelings instead. You’ll learn a 4-step pause that replaces fixing with empathy and helps you connect before you correct. Moments that hit home: ✨ When your kid says “nobody likes me” — and why “that’s not true” misses the moment.💔 The “helpful” correction that made a child shut down.💡 Wh...
Ep. 48: Evergreen High School - Charlie Kirk, what do we tell our kids about these horrific acts?
webe Together
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1 month ago
Ep. 48: Evergreen High School - Charlie Kirk, what do we tell our kids about these horrific acts?
Quit Telling Your Kids “You’re Safe.” Teach Them How to Face Violence—Without Losing Their Humanity. When your child sees a real shooting video or hears about school violence, the instinct is to soothe, distract, or promise safety. Matt & Alona push back. They show you how to sit in the fear together, regulate first, name what happened honestly, offer real empathy, and only then reassure—without false promises. They also tackle the deeper trap: how “us vs. them” language and dehumanizatio...
webe Together
What if your need to be right is actually what’s breaking your connection? In this episode, Matt & Alona unpack how “correcting” can quietly shut down your child—or partner—and how to shift from facts to feelings instead. You’ll learn a 4-step pause that replaces fixing with empathy and helps you connect before you correct. Moments that hit home: ✨ When your kid says “nobody likes me” — and why “that’s not true” misses the moment.💔 The “helpful” correction that made a child shut down.💡 Wh...
