Everyone Else Is...

Whether it's your child pulling the age old nag "everyone else is / has", or you get caught in the parental comparison that "everyone else is, so maybe we should" I'll help you navigate this minefield from both sides. Here are the highlights: (3:10) Understand that the request comes from wanting to fit in (6:40) Acknowledge what the request means to your child (8:36) Avoid lecturing! (10:50) Focus your response around ‘every family is different’ (17:08) Consider an allowance (22:30) Draw yourself back to the uniqueness of your child (26:30) Give yourself 48 hours (26:50) Ask yourself lots of ‘why’ questions (28:50) Reconnect with your family values (29:30) Connect with your tribe Previous episode mentioned: Ep 55: 6 Essential Skills Your Children Need You to Teach Them 💚 Let's grow our village together, please share this episode with at least one friend 💚 Complete the listener poll to let me know what you'd like in future episodes 💚 You can watch the Bucket Emptying Episodes on Youtube 💚 Access the free resources mentioned in the episodes 💚 Join our campaign One Million Moments to reduce the number of children struggling with mental health challenges from 17% to 10% by 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.