How to Win Family & Influence Kids: 9 Parenting Tips to Help You Have a Happier Family

One way to improve our work life balance is to apply leadership lessons from work and apply them at home. Here are 9 best practices that strengthen relationships with our loved ones, from toddlers to teenagers, and significant others and in-laws. Join my free work life connection workshop on Feb 24 for more ideas to help you improve your work life balance and feel happier https://linktr.ee/nikkikloeppel These are based on How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie Don’t Criticize: 10 phrases to avoid like “you should” Give appreciation and an example like “thanks for being thoughtful, like putting your snow boots on a towel” Motivate kids to cooperate by adding fun with these 5 games like “kind or quiet” Become interested: how 5 minutes together on their hobby can lead to real connection Smile: how modeling enthusiasm can help your kids make friends Remembering names of your kids’ friends’ parents leads to belonging and carpool help Listen: learn from my parenting failure of how interrupting led to a fight Talk in their interests and how your ask will benefit them. Try the phrase “so you” to get them to do chores and homework and make safe choices. Make them feel special: create family traditions to make memories and feel close.