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The Parenting Secret: Why “Gossiping” Can Transform Your Child’s Behavior

The Parenting Secret: Why “Gossiping” Can Transform Your Child’s Behavior

I was reminded this week of a strategy that I haven’t used much, but I am going to focus on this week with Charlie. It’s a strategy that can be used to celebrate your child’s accomplishments, or to point out the impact of their inappropriate behavior. I like to say that where we put our focus is what we get more of. So one of the best strategies to reduce a behavior is to be really aware of what behavior we want instead and then be sure to acknowledge all the little tiny baby steps along the way to that behavior.