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When Kids Break Stuff: Teaching Accountability Without Shame or Punishment
Your child smashes a TV. Or floods the bathroom. Or writes off the car. What now?
In this episode, Justin and Kylie unpack one of parenting’s trickiest questions: should our kids pay for the damage they cause? You’ll hear real family stories, a breakdown of natural vs logical consequences, and a powerful mindset shift that helps kids take ownership without shame — and keeps relationships intact.
KEY POINTS
Why “natural consequences” aren’t the same as punishment
How to teach accountability without blame, guilt, or control
The “OAR vs BED&rdquo…
The skinny
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