Good Enough Parenting

Oh dreaded transitions.

Anytime we’re asking our kids to move from one activity to another (“stop playing and come to dinner” or “head upstairs to brush your teeth”) a whole host of things need to happen in their brain and body to turn their boat in a new direction.

Transition struggles are the biggest complaint I hear from families I support. It is incredibly frustrating when you have to yell “Get your shoes on!!” 600 times before your kid hops to it.

But there are some ways to make transitions easier (or at least slightly less painful).

On today’s “Good Enough Parenting” podcast, I share tips and tricks for getting your kid moving BEFORE you start throwing things at them. The key is to honor the transition itself, not just focus on the before/after activities.

I also share how to honor the bigger life transitions – like moving or heading to a new school – to help ease the passage from one phase to the next.

Might be advice we all could use when we're stuck in a youtube rabbit hole even though we should be heading to bed. Turns out transitions aren't just tricky for kids....

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