Polished Parenting: Recent Episodes
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Discussions, visions and, ideas of all sorts to help you be a better parent. Listeners won't be amateurs any longer with the knowledge and strategies that make a difference even in this confusing world. More than general cliches, we bring the nuts and bolts. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kimberly-japhet/support
What is the wisest way to include snacks as a benefit to your child? Eating habits and our relationship with food have changed over the generations. Let's think about whether snacks are a good thing?
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It is so difficult to image a newborn being defiant or screaming at you but somewhere the sweet bundle of joy will try out some tricks of her own. Plan ahead for how to best respond to outbursts and misbehavior.
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Doing nothing, being fearful or indecisive or delaying rarely saves the day. Think about stepping in and changing the direction your child is going for the best results.
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Remember that your daily efforts can and will add up to big things. What you do each moment can bring amazing results even when you do not see any real progress. Learn from a unique example that we should not give up on teaching what we want our children to know, do and become.
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Hardly any topic is as sensitive as food when talking to parents. We each have a viewpoint but let's bring up the topic with a realistic ideas. We want to give the best opportunity for our children to develop a healthy relationship with food.
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Thoughtful parents prepare their children for social outings giving their preferences for how the outing should go. Consistently let your children know in advance what is coming up.
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All parents have at sometime asked their child - "Why did you do that?". Most of the time we don't get a clear answer. In fact we all do things we cannot explain. Can we help our children to learn to question themselves to address what is really behind some of the things they do? If the emotion behind the actions can be named, then we can guide children how to handle the emotion before the actions get too serious.
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We bring solid ideas and specifics on how to parent children from birth to successfully launched adult. We are here to move you past good parenting to thoughtful and visionary parenting that results in your future well-being and happiness and that of your children and grandchildren and so on. But we have to look at the specifics - up-close strategies and techniques that add up to good things for everyone - your kids, you, your community and society. We are talking about all sorts of crazy good ideas you can use in short, succinct, yet thoughtful episodes.
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What one trait is the most critical for living a successful life? Can parents make sure their child has that trait?
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How are you spending most of your time - creating an environment where solid skills are being taught and learned or are you dealing with messy situations most of them? Let's take a look at your parenting mindset.
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How will you look back on your parenting? A time will come when your job is largely finished. What phrase will you use to summarize your parenting? What do you want that phrase to be?
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Here is how to first teach "NO" to a baby - plan and prepare to teach it well so it is understood when you really need it.
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Haven't we all heard the phrase - 'they'll grow out of it' or maybe we say "I hope they'll grow out of it". When do those phrases really match the situation and what should we do when they don't?
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Even young children can learn to listen or attend to what their bodies are saying. This is especially true with food. Children can learn to sense and label when they are hungry or thirsty or full or sick. Guide your child to be aware and respond to what their bodies are telling them. We should honor that and not override what their bodies are telling them. It is a useful skill for each of us to be aware of our bodies and the signals they send us. It can be learned at a very young age.
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As baby grow, parents give more and more rules even when the baby doesn't understand the reasons for the rules. Parents should shift to explaining the reasons for their rules as early as possible and include the long-term benefit of the rules.
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You don't have a say in which DNA your children get from each parent but we do have the power to encourage that each child gets a lovely blend of the best of each parent.
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Most people struggling with difficulties have not learned how to handle the awkward emotions. Parents can teach their children to handle being afraid or lonely or embarrassed or feeling out of step in social situations. Acknowledge those emotions and give your own examples and tips for minimizing those uncomfortable emotions so they don't cause negative actions.
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There may be a tons of concepts to consider as a parent but there are only five traits that matter in most cases. What does your child need to be for success in school and social circles?
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Although we want to prepare our children for new experiences and events, we want to talk about how being late to the party can hurt.
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Parents can be most helpful, wise, and kind if they plan ahead for the best time to present and allow new experiences and opportunities.
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There can a big gap between giving love and feeling loved. Let's talk about how love may need to be explained so both sides - parents and children - know it exists.
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One of the most difficult parts of parenting is that it takes so much time to get children to have the skills we want them to have. We work every single day and often don't see results or abilities for months or years from now That long wait to see the fruits of our efforts can be discouraging. Let's acknowledge that and change our mindset with the idea of accumulation.
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Much of parenting involved what you say to your children. Let's take a look at how to get your words to best direct your children. Your words can be positive, filled with useful information, be said with a pleasant tone and volume and accompanied with kind body language.
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Even when we spend a great deal of time with our children from babies on - we cannot know for sure what a child does with the things they hear and see and perceive. We have to assume there is information that children take in that is not correctly processed. It is going to happen.
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Everyone thinks their child is amazing and often gifted in some way. Don't most parents want their children to be gifted? Let's take a look at that desire and what we may really want instead.
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