Eliminate Kid's Bickering, Arguing, and Whining | Ep. 485

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  @amyann47 · 4 months ago

  I think it's good to show your kids your struggles and how you overcome them because it gives them a model. Versus feeling like 'why is everything hard for me but it never was for my parents'. I think there's a way to communicate it without putting the burden on them.

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• AS

  @AspynneThorpe · 4 months ago (edited)

  Very very very helpful episode. I was not raised in a peaceful Christian home and neither was my husband, but now  we are trying so hard to give that to our kids without any familial examples.. My oldest just turned 5 and her little sister will be 3 in September, also currently pregnant. They are just starting to enter the bickering phase and DANG it is harder than I expected! So this episode is literal gold to me lol. 🙏❤️

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• MP

  @MP1228-i3i · 4 months ago

  I agree with the screens. We can find any way to justify babysitting with the screen but I think that ultimately nobody wants to do the hard things or deal with the process of child training. A toddler that is being babysat by the tv doesn’t turn into an Independent 9 year old. <br>Not to mention the fights that occur when the tv gets turned off is the worst

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• UN

  @UnitedbytheSpirit1731 · 4 months ago

  Please share more personal examples for people to listen and relate to rather than abstract concepts! ❤

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• RE

  @realtalkwithrebecca8526 · 4 months ago (edited)

  You guys are the ones that presented the idea of no TV to us, I think 3 or 4 years ago now. It was pretty painful at first but we knew it was a problem. We love our life and our children and their interactions with one another without a TV. We don&apos;t even have one in our home. So many people we come across say things like &quot;we couldn&apos;t survive without the TV&quot; it breaks my heart because they are missing out on so much with their babies because of the TV. 😞 Thank you both and your parents for all you have taught those of us who didn&apos;t have such a great upbringing. ❤❤❤ 🙏🏽

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• MA

  @magnolia7322 · 4 months ago

  Wow loved what you said at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCAMQUvroJ4&amp;t=1660">27:40</a> Katie about creating with time not being told what to do with time!

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• AY

  @aymeesretep8754 · 4 months ago

  I have 10 kids and I think youre good loving counter cultural parents and love all the ideas!! Thank you Katie and Elijah!

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• S2

  @S2studios410 · 4 months ago

  Would love to hear your feedback on my comment...🙏<br>I have four kids under seven. It&apos;s the best.<br>Three toy rules we have: <br>1. Use it or lose it.(A child can&apos;t hog toys if they&apos;re not actually playing with them. And if you aren&apos;t using anymore, anybody can come and play with it) <br>2. If you fight or grab a toy and IF you can&apos;t resolve it by talking. Then Dad gets to put the toy in time out for at least a week.<br>3. (Very good toy cleanup strategy) If you can&apos;t put your toys away then Dad gets to put them in HIS toy box and you don&apos;t see them for a very long time. (Obviously after some cleanup warnings) (Side note: dad does not have any of the kid&apos;s toys in his toy box because this method works really well for having the kids clean up their own toys)

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• BU

  @buffalolifesavers · 4 months ago

  Thank you so much for this episode. &nbsp;I&apos;m an older mom of 7. &nbsp;With the younger kids, I was very intentional about doing a lot of these things, but along the way, I got outnumbered or overwhelmed &amp; let a lot of things slide. &nbsp;As a result, my younger ones definitely have a tougher time entertaining themselves. &nbsp;I needed these reminders!

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• EM

  @EmilyGS31 · 4 months ago

  As a mother of very young children, this was great and very encouraging! God Bless!

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• AL

  @aletteanne1 · 4 months ago

  I have 4 - the fighting and bickering are mostly cat fights coming from my two gjrls 😬 It’s so much more emotional than fighting over an item.

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• EV

  @EvangelineEHayes · 4 months ago

  Abbey Wedgeworth would be an amazing podcast guest for you guys! She just released her book &quot;Help! I&apos;m Ruining My Kids&quot; and it&apos;s been a huge blessing in my life already.

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