Why Disappointment Towards Your Child Can Backfire

About this episode

Lisa discusses the impact of showing disappointment towards children and how it can affect parenting.

#172 In this episode, Lisa discusses her thoughts on showing anger, frustration, and disappointment towards your children. She covers unrealistic expectations for parenting, children learning to show anger and disappointment, an example where a teenager is rude to house guests, balancing restraint and showing up as genuine, how to start changing your parenting style, and whether or not she believes children should fear their parents. Learn more about the Toddler BratBusters Bootcamp (16...

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Bunnage

Topics covered

• parenting
• disappointment
• anger
• expectations
• teen behavior
• parenting style

Keywords

• disappointment
• anger
• frustration
• parenting expectations
• teenagers
• genuine parenting

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