"When your kids hate you, that means you're a good parent." - Jennifer Carney

Jennifer uses this episode to celebrate the fact that her children told her, "they hate her." Her perspective is soo needed during the time were in because she explains why this is ideal because we are not here to be our kids friends. Even though many freak out at the idea of hearing this, Jennifer explains kids will say things they may not mean but it means your tough love is working!

It will be harder to lay down the law if you portray a friendship and not the person in charge to your children. Their job is to push our buttons so we can't be upset that they continue to take more of what we give them. Jennifer explains wanting to be loved and wanting to be respected are two different things as a parent. They need to learn these lessons from us and not anyone else.

She said the "hate" should equal an extra class of wine and cheers to ourselves for being a great parent. This ability to not give in should be just like the strength we must carry in the beginning when sleep training our children and the desire we have to help our children when they try to cry their way out of the crib. 

Jennifer even follows through with some additional parenting advice about "threatening" our children to nip their behavior. Just like the promises we keep to ourselves, in order to achieve respect with our children we must threaten them with things we can follow through with. 

This 15 min episode is FULL of gems for mommas and parents who are navigating the new normal of 24/7 parenting amidst this pandemic.