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Sometimes we need to say no.
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Sometimes, as parents, we need to say no. But saying yes when we can shows our child: I hear you. I understand you. I’m willing to see things your way. Then, when we do need to say no, they know we have thought it through and decided: this we can live with, but that crosses a line we are unwilling to cross.
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Even in cases of of where like it's
objectively like no, we can't allow
this. Like the kids saying everyone's
getting drunk every day every night.
Everyone's smoking pot. Everyone's
you know, being super mean to a younger
grade or a younger bunk and bullying
them. I mean, we can't say like okay,
join them, you know, just try not to
join them too much. We can't do that.
>> That's why I think it's so important
when it when it is something that you
can give in on,
you should. All the more so so that
you've you've shown your child I hear
you and I understand you and I'm willing
to see things your way so that when I do
say no, it's me thinking it through and
deciding this we can live with, but this
is just, you know, over a certain red
line that we're just not going to go
over.
>> Even in the things where I want to run
my family in a certain way, and we're
not talking about something objectively
dangerous or us, or
I don't think you need to give in right
away. I think there can be some
pushback. [music] We're dealing with
children after all. There usually is
some time where it doesn't have to be
within 24 hours we make a decision.
There can be some pushback. There can be
some procrastination, but watching
carefully with potentially guidance, are
we crossing a threshold where the kids
going to really have a difficult time?