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21 // Why Your Kid Keeps Disobeying You And What Works Faster Than Timeouts
Your kid isn't trying to make your life harder. In this episode, I'm breaking down what "disobedience" actually is (hint: it's rarely defiance), why play works faster than timeouts to turn it around, and sharing some of my own play-in-action stories from our house: the wins, the messy middle, and everything in between.
In this episode, you'll hear:
What's really going on when your kid "won't listen" or "won't obey"; are disobedient and why that label misses what's actually happening
Why timeouts and consequences often don't touch the real issue
How play shifts a power struggle into…
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