Parents! We’ve got 3yo, 5yo, and 7yo. I’m intrigued by “Mindset Decks” to help teach/cue things like grit, emotional intelligence, and good manners. Anyone out there used Mindset Decks? Thoughts? Any other cue/reminder tools you’ve found helpful in the day-to-day of parenting?
@joshuapsteele Interesting! Hadn’t seen those. Nice to have some quick reminders around, I can imagine. On manners, one really powerful thing for us, learned from my SIL, was to use “try that again” when correcting behavior. Looking in the eyes, polite requests, negotiating conflict and sassiness can be re-directed more drama-free with that phrase, we found. They get a chance to revise without just following a directive; you stay more in tune rather than adversarial; it’s more lightweight, nipping in the bud, than ramped up straight to consequences. Also, with neutral tone in the middle of a negotiation: “Take the whine out of your voice.” lol