Did you brush your teeth? Do you have your water bottle? Don't forget your lunch.
If those sentences came out of your mouth this week, this episode is for you.
In this episode, Stephanie talks about the moment she asked about homework and got back one word: obviously. And what that word told her about a reminder she was still giving for something her kid had already learned to own.
The question at the heart of this episode is not: am I reminding my child too much?
It is: has the reminder helped build the habit, or has the reminder become the habit?
From the family iPad on the wall that became a Google Calendar that replaced the nagging, to the difference between removing support and moving it, to why the goal was never a child with a perfect memory, this episode is about building kids who manage what they are responsible for. Without you doing it for them.
Because independence does not mean remembering everything.
It means knowing what tools you need so you are not relying on another person to carry it for you.
Topics include: reminders, habits, children's independence, school routines, homework independence, building habits in kids, family calendar, raising responsible kids, natural consequences, teen independence, ADHD and executive function, raising capable kids.
Lazy Parenting Podcast | Episode 89 | lazyparenting.ca | @lazyparenting
