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Episode 361: A Quick Tip to Stop Responding in a Way You Regret

Episode 361: A Quick Tip to Stop Responding in a Way You Regret

Update: 2025-10-09
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http://rachel-bailey.com/361When our kids resist, melt down, or push back, our instinct is to get them to calm down or cooperate...fast. We talk more, repeat rules, and try to convince them to "get it together." But the more urgent we become, the more our kids resist and the harder everything feels. Fortunately, there a quick shift can help you respond more effectively, and in a way that you don't regret. 

In this episode, you'll learn:

  • Why urgency fuels kids' resistance (and why it's so hard to stop being urgent in the moment)

  • How to recognize when your own fight-or-flight response is taking over

  • A simple shift that helps you slow down so that you can regain influence and your child can calm down more quickly

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Episode 361: A Quick Tip to Stop Responding in a Way You Regret

Episode 361: A Quick Tip to Stop Responding in a Way You Regret

Rachel Bailey