300: The Pace of Childhood (And Why You’re Rushing It)
About this episode
This episode discusses the importance of aligning with the natural pace of childhood to prevent behavioral issues in children.
Today we’re talking about something that’s been itching at me for years: We are not moving at the pace of childhood. We are expecting children to move at our pace — the adult pace, the productivity pace, the overstimulated world pace — and then wondering why behavior is exploding. In this episode, I unpack: Why childhood is inherently slow How rushing creates behavioral problems The difference between micro pace (the hike) and macro pace (your life) Why “I don’t have time” is showing up everywhere Velcro shoes, sippy cups, and lost life skills Why simplifying your words changes everything Why repeating yourself 50 times takes longer than slowing down once How cooperation increases when you match their pace The environment → behavior connection Why 80/20 is the real goal How overscheduling is stealing childhood If your kid is: “Not listening” Melting down constantly Moving painfully slow Struggling with life skills Or fighting you every morning You may not have a discipline problem. You may have a pace problem. Childhood is slow. It is curious. It is stop-and-look-at-the-ant slow. It is puddle-jumping slow. It is shoe-tying frustration slow. And when we try to override that with…
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