Throwback Parenting

We have 20+ years of experience raising strong-willed kids. (Only one out of five kids would I truly classify as easy-going.) With that experience, we have learned a thing or two about what to do and what to avoid like the plague. And also how to keep your sanity because these kids know how to push their parents' buttons like a boss. Along with pushing buttons, however, they have an incredible amount of drive and potential that we, as parents, can help them harness. What you will learn in this episode: Your kids' strong-will is not your fault. Strong-willed kids need boundaries, even though they don't want them. Strong-willed kids are often driven and highly perfectionistic, which means they are incredibly hard on themselves. Strong-willed kids will routinely invite you to engage in power struggles and will fight to the bitter end (even about stupid things). Don't hop on that bandwagon. Strong-willed kids crave their parents' trust. Strong-willed kids are natural leaders. Strong-willed kids are often HIGHLY