When Your Child Just Won't Listen with Stephanie C

Stephanie is a mother to a 2 and a half year old girl who just won’t listen. Both Stephanie and her husband have been playing the control game with her daughter and you can guess who is winning?! Whether they are at home or out in public they struggle to get their daughter to listen to their rules. For example, their daughter won’t sit for circle time at the start of gymnastics and instead runs around getting in the way of the big kids. 

Today we talk about some strategies around being in charge. We talk about how to take emotion out of the game and how to stop playing along. We talk about the power of making a boundary list and including your kid in this discussion. We talk about what arguments are worth fighting for and when it serves the family to let go of perfection. We also talk about what kinds of major shifts can happen when you refrain from using a judgemental voice and instead keep it validating and supportive. 

This week on The Parenting Mentor:

• Tangible tips and tools around being in charge. 
• Empowering tools to teach your kid about your boundaries and rules. 
• Moments to pivot your strategy and let go when the struggle is not worth it. 
• Tips for validating and non-judgemental communication and why this creates respect and understanding.
• Tips for leaning into what’s important for your child while maintaining structure and control. 

“Always try to remain non-judgemental. So if she doesn’t eat and then she’s hungry- “well I told you, you should have eaten” is a judgemental comment. “Yeah, I imagine your tummy must feel hungry because you didn’t eat lunch today” is just validating and communicating the facts or so.” – Sue Groner

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Susan G. Groner Founder of The Parenting Mentor, Author, Podcaster

As an experienced mother of 2 young adults, Sue Groner knows how stressful and overwhelming parenting can be at times. She founded The Parenting Mentor to provide an ally for parents in their quest to raise confident and resilient children. Sue is the author of Parenting with Sanity and Joy. 101 Simple Strategies, is the host of The Parenting Mentor Sessions Podcast, and is a certified Positive Discipline parent educator.

Sue is also the creator of the CLEARR method of parenting, developed through years of trial (and her fair share of errors!) with her own family. CLEARR adheres to the belief that parenting strategies should be grounded in six important pillars: Communication, Love, Empathy, Awareness, Rules, and Respect. This has become the cornerstone of her practice as The Parenting Mentor.

A graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a former advertising executive, Sue is a frequent guest expert on ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox to name a few, and provides advice for many national publications and websites such as The Wall Street Journal, Parents, Real Simple, Today.com, HuffPost, and Katie Couric Media. Sue resides in New York City and Bedford, NY with her husband, and when she’s lucky, with her children. She is available for private and group mentorship sessions(in-person or virtual) nationwide for individuals and corporations.