Catherine Bell argues parents need to earn respect, not likability, by setting firm boundaries even when kids react with anger. Boundary-setting is an adulting skill parents must model for their children.
Again, this is just something that we learn as we grow. Like, I have to say, as being a parent, you know, Laura, Saray, Cicely, as a parent, I feel like this is one of the biggest, uh, personal development lessons inside of, like, with our kids. Would, you know, being liked versus being respected. How many times have we had to, like, you know, put a boundary in place for the benefit of our children And we're— and they're like, I hate you, you're not my— and you know, of course my answer is that position's already been filled. But you know, again, but at the end they actually respect us. And Katya, Blake, think about your parents when they've had to like, you know, do a hard line. Do you respect them or do you like them, right? Like again, it's just— this is just another piece of, you know, adulting and growing up, right? We
