Sibling Squabbles & Family Standards for Fighting Fair, Birthday Bonding, Listener Q&A, Changing Negative Self-Perceptions, and the Hard Work of Mending Relationships are all a part of Episode 53 of the Practically Speaking MOM: Intentional Mom, Strong Family Podcast.

How would you like to sit-in on a lighthearted chat with Val and her two youngest children? That's what you'll do in the first half of episode 53. Then Val continues with Listener Q&A. Announcement: Sign up for Val's Monday Email (containing podcast & show notes) by the end of September as all subscribers will receive a FREE Family Communication Evaluation Form emailed to you. Sign up at www.PracticallySpeakingMOM.com

Click Here for Link to corresponding blog post which contains adding info: STEPS to MENDING RELATIONSHIP with YOUR GROWN CHILD.
In Episode 53, learn...
How we handle Sibling Conflict and Standards in Fighting Fair
A Birthday Tradition that promotes sibling bonding while also improving self-perception and even improves communication skills and character
*Listener Q&A

Episode 53 Listener Q&A includes...

What to do when our kids don't want to hear us say positive things about them. Often the root problem is Negative Self-Perception. What can we as parents do to help?
How should we handle it when we are personally inconsistent in enforcing boundaries, or enforcing chores and other behavior in our kids?
*Mending Relationship with our kids, especially older kids.... where do we begin? (See corresponding blog post for additional REPAIR STEPS that aren't discussed in the episode.)

Believe it or not, arguments DO happen at the Harrison household and thus we've developed some family standards for fighting fair - how we treat one another when we disagree. Abby and Emma help me tell listeners what sibling squabbles sound like in our home and we hope that this will give you some ideas and new perspectives for developing some sibling spatting standards at your home too!

"By treasuring the relationship enough to REPAIR after a disagreement, we are showing how much we value that relationship."

"Whether it is positive habits or negative habits, whatever habits of communication our oldest children are displaying, those behaviors will trickle down to the younger children as well."

Resources:Val's most popular podcast episode: Episode 6 "Parenting Middles & Teens, Overcoming Negative Self-Talk, & What Teens aren't Telling You."
*Clash in Your Home: Getting A Game Plan for Cleaning Up the Conflict or E-Book

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