#295 Breaking Bad Habits

Dr Justin Coulson's Happy Families · Jun 23, 2021 · 13m · transcript

Topics discussed in this episode:

Justin & Kylie respond to an email from a listener about breaking bad parenting habits

The habit loop - cue, craving, response, reward.

The product of parenting is not the child, it's the parent

The only way to raise great kids is to be great ourselves

How to break a habit

Decide ahead of time what you're going to do instead

Practice, practice, practice

Under pressure we revert to our most practiced behaviour

Hold the mirror up to yourself after every interaction

James Clear Atomic Habits

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