The Off Script Parent

#2: Rules for no Reason: Why kids won't respect them, or you!


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Rules for No Reason – Why They Won’t Respect Them… or You

In this episode we’re flipping the script on those classic “because I said so” rules we all grew up with — the pointless, inconsistent, power-trippy ones that kids sniff out as BS within 0.3 seconds.

We’re talking:
• why kids don’t actually hate rules — just unfair ones
• how pointless rules ruin trust and lead to sneaking/lying
• the difference between a boundary and a power move
• how to get respect without being a dictator
• what to do with strong-willed / PDA-style kids
• real examples straight from my house
• scripts you can use TODAY

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Thanks for listening babes — let’s raise kids who respect us because we’re fair, not because we’re feared.

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