The Real Reason Children Need to Hear No

About this episode

Lisa discusses the importance of saying no to children and addresses listener questions on the topic.

#162 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on saying no to children. She covers parents avoiding this word, teaching children about the real world, why she believes children should have control over their lives, whether or not children should see their parents making mistakes, the fear of a tantrum, and being careful with what you say as a parent. Lastly, Lisa addresses seven listener questions, discussing how to manage saying no to 3-year-old twins, the best way to handle toddl...

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Bunnage

Topics covered

• parenting
• saying no
• child development
• tantrums
• listener questions

Keywords

• saying no
• children
• parenting
• tantrums
• control
• listener questions

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