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

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9 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, the speaker introduces the "be, do, have" principle—rooted in a biblical passage about being fruitful, multiplying, and having dominion—and applies it to parenting, especially of teenagers. She argues that parents must first become emotionally safe individuals who set healthy boundaries, thereby modeling the desired behavior. By teaching rather than shaming, they create an emotionally safe home that enables children to make healthy choices and grow into emotionally healthy adults.

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Be, do, have principle. Become the person who does the thing and has the results. So I'm a big, huge believer of that. Bible says, be fruitful, do multiply, have dominion. So teaching our, especially our teenagers, the be, do, have principle by actually modeling it ourselves, becoming an emotionally safe parent who does set healthy boundaries, and you will create emotional safety at home. And that is teaching, not shaming. You're teaching them how to become an emotionally safe person so that they exhibit and create healthy choices that lead to emotionally healthy children.