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I really like the idea of practicing the travel experience in the living room with furniture and role play. I take it for granted as an adult what to expect when traveling. It's a brave new world for kids...
So glad you found them helpful! If you're ready for more, check out my free Screen Time Myths workshop at www.parentingwithpsychology.com/screens. It's all about empowering parents with the information needed to set reasonable screen time boundaries for their families that can be easily enforced.
Totally, my parents did this and I'm doing it too! Obviously if he's really hurt I'll go help him but a little bonk? Dust yourself off buddy! He's even started saying "OPE" when he falls and it's so cute!!
This. If a child is really hurt, you can laugh and have a light sense of humour but they’ll still cry. If a baby can laugh off an accident like this then it was more of them figuring out how bad YOU think it is and reacting to that, not how bad it actually is. You see this a lot in babies that get dropped or bump their head hard. They cry immediately instead of looking to the surrounding people and gauging their reaction to know how bad the bump should be
Absolutely! Your parental intuition is a guiding force in the decision on how to respond, and their quickness to tears is a strong indicator of the severity of the situation. 👍
As a child if we fell or got knocked down by an older one our grandfather would call out dang I missed that come here and show me. We would go fall again he would tell us that just needs a yankie dime( a kiss) if on the other hand if we didn't or couldn't go to him he would gently take care of what ever hurt.
I would always just go oopp everytime my son fell or something then waited for like a second to see if the tears would start to see if everything was ok and then usually laugh with them now when he falls since he can talk í always just ask u ok and if he didn't hurt himself he just tells me im ok and we would laugh about it😊
If parents laugh when child is actually hurt or upset it teaches them low self worth. The child in this obviously checked the parent's reaction to know how to react.
The child is checking the parent’s reaction because something unusual has happened (they took a tumble), and this shows a strong attachment bond. The parent’s loving giggle is helping the child know that although something unusual happened, they don’t have to be upset. They can choose how to respond. If the child were truly hurt, they would have started to cry, and the parents would immediately change their tune to comfort and checking on the child’s injury. A loving chuckle to little “oops” moments will not teach a child low self-worth when it is paired with care and concern during “ouch” moments. Parents should not laugh at their children. In this case, they are all laughing together, which is an excellent outcome to a minor tumble.
Thanks for watching. In this short clip, I focused on skin color and touched on physical ability, but the same principle would certainly apply to gender and body size. The more realistic your child's toys, the more prepared they will be to encounter people of all different colors/shapes/sizes/abilities. By engaging in imaginary play with a variety of characters, they begin to develop perspective-taking, which progresses into compassion, empathy, and a true desire for equality. To clarify, I wouldn't recommend any child have "loads of toys" - just that parents become mindful of the toys they bring into their home.
@@drlindsayemmerson agreed but we have loads!! We make them and keep them, none are expensive, all are varied. Some made from paper mache, newspapers and old socks. But we have lots. I don’t think I’ve spent more than £10 on a toy but we have such fun.
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@@drlindsayemmerson I'm watching movies online, i get a pop-up ad that automatically opens and it leads directly to this video and other similar videos
You should first determine what kind of kid do you want to raise. the third option is amazing parenting at raising pussies. actually all of them are except the second, which is mothers version of teaching something of worth to a kid
Parenting with psychology, yes that's what we need, let's brainwash the kids while there even younger. What's next? Going to tell them what gender they and who they can love because you don't find it socially acceptable?
Hi there. It doesn't sound like you watched the video but are commenting on my channel name. My channel is about teaching core psychology principles to help parents feel more knowledgeable and empowered in their parenting practice for less stress and happier families.
The only thing modern car manufacturers care about is money. Not the end user, not the salesman, not the technicians, all they want is money. The only way I could see this being a thing is if they add it to a package that’s $4000 on top of the purchase price. Sad but true.
This is creepy. I literally thought about this. Being forced to apologise as a kid even when I didn't felt sorry. At all. Yet? I don't know. But I didn't talk about it so its not possible that big google or whoever heard it and the algorithm sent me here. This was either manifested or I don't know how else this found me. Fate? Anyways, great video. Thank you :)
I think this is also very important between parent and child. Leading by example as a parent and apologizing for your role in a situation could really go a long way rather than blaming the child for the entirety. When i was growing my mom was very defensive and never took responsibility in her role in disputes we had and would instead blame it on me which lead me to become more codependent/ people pleaser. I don’t mean to suggest parents need to do this excessively but even one time taking responsibility when you mess up means the world.
100% Thanks for your comment. I teach the same technique to parents to use with their children. Modeling appropriately checking in after a tough moment is one of the best ways to teach kids that skill. And parents are not perfect, so those opportunities do arise and can become a moment to make lemonade out of lemons.
Yes, it’s a skill that’s being lost. I’m slightly older than most of my classmates at a professional school (graduate level), and I’ve seen that their go-to response to disagreement is to stonewall. If communication can’t happen, it ties everyone’s hands.
I mean older parents just slapped you or yelled at you and pretended to be nice in public. You don't want trauma and fear but you can't be only a friend, you need strict and consistent boundaries. I've seen much rudeness, homophobia (my family would kick me out), sexism, and racism from older people. Everything was fake. My dad treated me so bad and made sure to always let me know how the man controlled everything because women are weak. Similar issues with my friends, boyfriend, and people on the internet. "I'll give you something to cry about" said by millions. Every Gen has issues but I do think Gen alpha is a mess from social media.
@@theflowerhead Thank you for sharing. The choices parents make can have such long-lasting effects. I appreciate your comment about finding a balance between overly permissive and overly authoritative parenting. There certainly is a balance to be struck, and we owe it to our children to find that balance.
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Thanks for watching! He has some of the Call of Duty games already. We have this talk periodically, and I think that day it was Borderlands he inquired about. We can certainly discuss it again in the coming years, but he's 10 right now. Are you a gamer, or do you have a child asking about these types of games?
