Synopsis
about the “Change You Brain Everyday” Blog
10 Things Parents Should Never Do
- Ignore their brain
- Rarely spend quality time with them
- Be a poor listener
- Use name calling
- Be overly permissive
- Fail to supervise them
- Be hypocritical
- Only notice what they do wrong
- Ignore their mental health issues
- Ignore your own mental health
Exercise: Which of these behaviours do you use when dealing with your children? Make a plan to stop these harmful behaviors by switching to a behavior from day 157
I’m not a parent. Of all of them I hope I do not do #7. While constructive criticism is good it needs to be constructive. Focusing on the negative and ignoring the positive is soul crushing for a youngster. I’ll probably use the compliment sandwich. “You played great today!
Good job in the infield. Lets spend a little more time on you base running in practice so that you can score even more runs! I loved your hustle too. No one showed more dedication to the game than you.”
Author – Coach Brian