Ep 22: Force Won't Fix It

Parents are fond of using force. Whether it's yelling or threatening or whatever it might be, we're often convinced that the only way to curb misbehavior is to intimidate or frighten our child into compliance. And while some sort of force may initially be necessary at times to get our point across, it's never capable of truly reforming our children's behavior. Why? Because it's terrible at achieving understanding and our children ultimately need to understand why an action or behavior is right or wrong. So while force, properly applied, may get a child to the place where they're open to instruction, it cannot be the vehicle that delivers it. That must come from us with all the love we can muster.

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