The behavior may not be the real problem.
In this episode, Geoff Owen challenges one of the most common parenting assumptions: that respect, responsibility, and maturity come from correcting, controlling, rewarding, and punishing behavior.
We talk about what children may be communicating through defiance, withdrawal, aggression, and over-compliance. We also get into the emotional state fathers bring home, teenage disrespect, kids who retreat to their rooms, discipline, boundaries, and repair after you lose your temper.
You may agree with Geoff. You may disagree. Either way, this conversation will give you something honest to think about.
Ask yourself one question before you correct your child:
What might be happening underneath this behavior?
The new 4 Fit Fatherhood Podcast episode is available now. Watch or listen, then share it with a father raising children or teens.
Your fatherhood is their childhood.
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