Tameka AndersonBehavior Coach | Creator of the THRIVE™ Framework & CALM Method™ at Cultivate Potential Strategies

Parenting…Fear or Respect?

18 Jan 2024 · 1 min

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In this short monologue, the speaker argues that manipulation erodes trust between parents and children. They claim many parents try to coerce obedience while simultaneously demanding honor, respect, and integrity, yet refuse to befriend their children or care about being liked. The speaker challenges this stance, stating that if children don’t like their parents, they won’t respect them, and emphasizes that fear and respect are fundamentally different and must be cultivated in distinct ways.

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Manipulation is the opposite of trust. It's built on lies, inconsistency, and a lack of accountability. A lot of parents want to manipulate their children into obeying them while at the same time demanding honor, respect, and integrity. I hear so many parents say, I'm not their friend. I don't, I don't care if they like me just so long as they respect me. Allow me to be the first to burst your bubble, please. If they don't like you, they won't respect you. Fear and respect are 2 different things and they're cultivated in a much different soil.