When your kid is rude, having a few pre-planned phrases helps you stay calm instead of reacting. The speaker shares five scripts for those moments when you're triggered, plus a specific one for bedtime refusal.
Whilst being a parent can be so rewarding and fulfilling, I want to be real here. It's also full of emotional landmines. We can get so triggered by the meltdowns, the power struggles, the rudeness, the backchat, and it just wants to make us scream. We feel taken for granted, and we're actually terrified that we're in danger of raising a vile brat of a child. And when we're tired or we're overwhelmed, it's so easy to go into command mode or guilt mode. But what my clients say they find so helpful, and believe me, I tested all these things out on my own 4 kids, is that having a few simple phrases to draw on, scripts that help us take a breath and respond with calm and confidence, even when our kids are pushing our buttons, is just so helpful. So today I'm sharing 5 powerful scripts for those stressful moments when we so often feel lost for words. When we just don't know what to say to ourselves, let alone what should we say to our kids. Plus, I'm going to be answering a listener's question: What do I do when my child says, "I'm not going to bed. You can't make me."
