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Stop Pushing and Watch What Changes
The harder we push, the more our kids can push back.
Fresh from a free-diving trip in the Philippines, Justin shares an unexpected parenting lesson from 20 metres underwater: staying calm can get you further than forcing your way through. Kylie brings it back to the village around our kids and the power of adults who stop, listen and make a child feel like the most important person in the room.
KEY POINTS
Why force often creates resistance with kids
What freediving taught Justin about staying calm under pressure
How regulating ourselves can change a difficult parenting moment
Why kids need…
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