Apr 10 (edited) • 🤓 Weekly Theme
Describe Reality, Don’t Prescribe Behavior
Following up on yesterday's post, let's talk about the second thing parents can improve upon to not trigger resistance:
Don't jump to solutions too fast.
When we do, in the perception of the teenager, we're always trying to fix him.
Instead, stay in neutral observation mode without judgment or making commands:
- “You said you wanted to go to the gym more, but it hasn’t happened this week.”
- “You seem more energized after being out than after being on your phone.”
This lowers defensiveness and forces him to engage cognitively.
Curious: How do you put your observations into words without sounding solution-oriented? Is there a trick that you use? 🤓
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Describe Reality, Don’t Prescribe Behavior
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