259. Q&A: How do I know if I'm giving in too much and becoming permissive?

Beyond the Sessions is answering YOUR parenting questions! In this episode, Dr. Rebecca Hershberg and I talk about...

- A quick breakdown of Baumrind’s 4 parenting styles: Authoritative, Authoritarian, Permissive, and Neglectful.

• If you want to learn more, check out episode 39 where we dive deeper into parenting styles.

- How to use “high love and high limits” as your compass for helping you know how to raise healthy kids.

- Why the pattern so many parents find themselves in is:

authoritative ➡️ permissive ➡️ authoritarian (and how to break this cycle!) 

- Knowing the difference between being permissive and making a conscious and intentional choice not to pick this battle.

- The subtle shift in how you frame an intentional pivot to your child so your actions are still authoritative when you are “giving in.”

- How to change your mind without teaching your child that they can get you to cave and that your limits are unreliable. 

- When your child refuses to take a bath, brush their teeth, wants more water after bedtime, and asks for candy before breakfast - how to be authoritative in all of these situations.

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🎧 What can I do when all the "rules" for setting limits don't work for my sensitive kid?

🎧 How to move out of power struggles and into cooperation with Jen Lumanlan

🎧 How to use the principles of attachment science to make parenting easier

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