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Parenting Doctors Podcast has evolved beyond parenting alone into a broader conversation about family life, relationships, and emotional well-being.
This podcast now explores the emotional and communication skills many of us were never taught — skills that shape parenting, relationships, marriage, conflict, healing, resilience, and personal growth. Through honest reflection and practical insight, the show focuses on helping individuals and families build stronger emotional connection, healthier communication, and more resilient relationships.
While parenting remains an important part of the conversation, the focus now includes the full emotional ecosystem of family life — how we connect, how we repair, and how we grow together through life’s challenges.
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Friday Mar 15, 2019
Friday Mar 15, 2019
Specific, Not Terrific Technique
Kids don’t have to be perfect. Parents don’t have to be perfect. We all make mistakes, we all come up short. It’s helpful to communicate directly to kids that they don’t have to be terrific. We just want them to be specific. If you use the phrase, “You are a terrific kid!” Great. Absolutely use that phrase. What I am talking about is communication. Communication is specific, doesn’t have to necessarily be terrific. The goal is to be specific, not terrific. There are several goals when it comes to be disagreeing - the key is being specific.
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