Can 15 minutes a day fix your kid’s behaviour"
I dreaded bedtime with my seven- and five-year-old daughters. Specifically, nagging to get them in the bath. Followed by breaking up naked dance parties and begging them to put on their pajamas. Then, haggling over which books to read and how many. More negotiating over who got a turn to sit on my lap and how long our cuddle sessions would be. And finally, many (many!) last calls for cups of water, missing stuffies and hugs till they fell asleep like innocent little angels.
I didn?t understand why getting them to listen to me was so hard. Worse, that struggle was turning me into a scolding mom version of myself I wasn?t proud of. So when I heard about a parenting technique that promised to completely strengthen and transform my relationship with my kids in just 15 minutes a day, I was intrigued. I first heard about this tantalizing idea from Sarah Rosensweet, a parenting coach in Toronto. She recommends scheduled short bursts of ?special time? for all families with kids from toddler age to teens, because it deepens our connection with our kids, helps us empathize with them and can even improve our kids? behaviour, which (I?m not gonna lie) was my biggest motivator.
?Our children really need to feel that we see them, that we understand them, and that they matter,? says Rosensweet. ?When they feel connected to us they want to be more cooperative. Our strong relationship with them is ultimately the most powerful way we can influence them.?Â
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