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Kids Not Listening?

Ep. 75

If you want your kids to listen, change the energy behind your words. Everyone will benefit.


One way to change your energy is to notice how you feel when you speak with your kids. If you’re frustrated, angry, or are lecturing—the feeling of frustration, anger and being lectured is what the child registers and they don’t want to listen.


If we speak from a calm place, the child registers that and is able to listen more easily.


Learn 3 quick ways to shift your energy to being calmer.


When you forget, and speak from a negative place, bless the mistake and make it right!


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