When your child wants to be the dictator with Priyanka M

Priyanka M is a mother to a 6 year old son who is smart, confident and comfortable taking over most situations. He often acts as a "dictator" when it comes to playing with other kids. Priyanka is wondering how to help her son develop more social and emotional intelligence and learn how to better connect with other kids. She wants to teach him how to be productive and happy working with others but not stifle his curiosity, intellect and leadership skills. Listen along to learn some strategies to help your kid learn how to,  as the report card says "work well with others". This week on The Parenting Mentor: Tips for effective and encouraging communication that will grow your kid's social skills while also making them feel supported.  At-home, tangible role play tips for teaching your child to work well with others in the classroom.   Changing your perspective to focus on your kid's successes and having empathy for their experience.  Relating to kids through storytelling to make them feel validated. "Anytime that you get frustrated or why is he acting like this, he's so smart and he understands this and dadada - your mantra needs to be my son is 6. My son has been in the world for only 6 years and look what he's capable of already" - Sue Groner   Meet the Parenting Mentor If you want to reduce the everyday stress and anxiety that inevitably come with parenting and learn to be a happier and more relaxed parent, then this is the place for you. Here, you can listen in on real sessions with parents who open up about the specific challenges they face with children from 2 to 22. Listen along and gain perspectives and strategies to help you parent with sanity and joy. Visit theparentingmentor.com for notes on this show, more episodes, and all the ways to subscribe, and don't forget to pick up my book, Parenting with Sanity and Joy: 101 Simple Strategies, which includes my Nine Golden Rules of Parenting. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts! Spotify I Stitcher I Apple Podcasts I iHeart Radio I TuneIn I Google Podcasts