Transcript
0:00 Setting limits early and often is very important. It's a very important part of our approach. And the setting limits tool um is like almost nothing that most of us saw as children. It's not the way our parents set limits. Um and setting limits using our thinking about it. Um makes it so that when you set limits, you can do it with confidence that it is the very best thing for your child. That you are being a good parent. that no matter what they tell you about how awful you are or how mean or how thoughtless or how unloving they they feel like you are, you can have confidence that it is a good thing to do and that you and your child will come out the other end of this limit setting episode closer than before and in better contact than Before.
Summary
- Setting limits early and consistently is essential for effective parenting.
- The approach to limit-setting differs from traditional parenting styles.
- Confidence in limit-setting reassures parents they are acting in their child's best interest.
- Children may react negatively, labeling parents as mean or unloving.
- Proper limit-setting can strengthen the parent-child relationship over time.
- Parents should trust that setting boundaries will lead to better communication and connection.