54: Yes, No, and Maybe So: How to Answer Authentically and Teach our Kids to do the Same

Soul Path Parenting

English - April 27, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 53 MB - ★★★★★ - 31 ratings
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Yes and no aren’t always the polar opposites we make them out to be. There can be hell yeses and hell noes, maybes, I don’t knows, and everything else in between. So how do we make decisions and speak our minds when the answer isn’t always simple? In this episode, Amy and Lauren discuss the yes-no spectrum, how we can give authentic answers and teach our children to do the same.

In this conversation, we explore:

The yes-no polarity misconception and how we can instead see yes and no as a spectrum, where one isn’t better than the other. Amy and Lauren’s personal journeys with yes and no.Tools to help us answer authentically and ways to support our children as they do the same. How giving authentic answers can help create and maintain healthy boundaries so that we can live our best lives.