Day 12 “Punking Our Kids” #MARCH4WARD Share and Let’s Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist
I wasn’t really sure what a great title for this podcast/blog would be, but this idea of “punking our kids” seems pretty accurate.
We don’t realize the long lasting impact of how we interact with our children. Some of the ways we were raised are not things that need to be repeated for another generation.
Granted everybody has a different response to discipline, reprimands, etc. And I believe that some catering needs to be done, because you could have three children and all of them respond differently to your authority.
On today’s podcast episode I talk about the damaging nature of … .punking your kids. How do I explain this? Hmmm…. let’s just say that although it’s important to teach our children to respect us, adults, authority, etc. some parents take a step too far and actually break the spirit of their child.
Maybe your child is one who is always looking out for everyone else. They are the one who’s going to speak up if they notice some form of injustice. But you have a blanket belief that under no circumstances should a child confront you about being wrong. Maybe you’re even mean and scary about it. Some kids will be deeply impacted by that response. They learn that it is not safe to speak out against injustice, that if they speak up and advocate for themselves or others that they are placing themselves in danger.
The unfortunate thing about this is that, for some, this will last well into adulthood. They won’t even realize why they have trouble advocating for themselves. They’ll have stress responses to addressing people who mistreat them. And they’ll let people run all over them because it doesn’t feel safe to speak up.
If this at all resonates with your experience, or if you want to hear more about this, including my personal story, check out today’s episode of Share & Let’s Live! with Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist.
Blessings!
Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist
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