Ep 36 My son punched a teammate. what do i do at home?

https://heysammi.com/  what should parents do after their child hits a teammate? a dad in detroit wrote to me after the worst phone call of his season: his son punched a teammate at practice. the coach handled the field part, but home is another question. in this episode i explain why home shouldn't become round two of the same punishment, because consequences that never end stop teaching and start branding. home has three different jobs. understanding: the punch is the last frame of a longer film, so ask him to walk you through the ten seconds before it, and listen for the buildup nobody saw. repair: he apologizes to the kid he hit, face to face, unscripted, and you loop the other family in briefly, parent to parent. and skill: anger arrives in the body before the fist, so help him find his warning lights and practice the exit like free throws. i also cover the shame wave that hits kids days later, the sorting sentence to say more than once, what you did was wrong and it's not who you are, and when a pattern means bringing in a counselor, which is what you'd do for a knee that kept buckling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices