I don’t care that much about a child’s behavior. I care a lot about what that child is thinking when they behave the way they do.

So I did a series of messages on Instagram stories that say what I’ve wanted to say for a long time about “parenting”—that wretched word that sets up a power struggle before we get out of the starting blocks!

What if we got curious about what our kids are telling us all day every day with their actions, their attitudes, their ideas, and their passions? What if we saw our kids as rational and reasonable?

This video compilation is almost 7 minutes long.

It’s for those who:

• keep asking why your kids watch videogamers on YouTube.
• are locked in conflict with your teens.
• have children who just. won’t. wash. their. hands. (Yep! Got you too.)
• or wonder if I’ll ever write a “parenting book”—yeah, I have already.

It’s my belief we get further with our kids if we lead from curiosity about their brilliant minds rather than scripts for how to get them to change their behavior to match our expectations.

Remember: a slight shift in how you see your kids can change everything.

Watch the Video

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