Dr. Laura Markham
16 statements across 1 episodes · 7 bullish · 5 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 19, 2019 by Dr. Laura Markham · across every show →
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Markham: Pre-bath roughhousing reduces child tension and aids sleep
“If you get them laughing, it reduces their tension. They fall asleep more easily. You know, it changes the body chemistry, but you wouldn't want to do it after the bath because then they get riled up. So you have to do it before the bath.”
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Markham: Who parents are matters more to child development than strategies
“That what matters most in how kids turn out is who we are as parents. It's not a set of strategies, right? It's a relationship, and every relationship comes from two people having that relationship, and in our case, we're the guidance.”
Feb 19, 2019 neutral
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Markham: Using bribes and rewards treats children as objects to manipulate
“Some parents don't want to be that parent, so they instead use bribes. They use rewards, you know, and all of that presupposes that our child is an object to be manipulated or at least somebody who doesn't have much brain power, right?”
Feb 19, 2019 negative
Markham: Telling angry children they are angry increases emotional distance
“Common trope in parenting, name it to tame it, that is applied to children. When your child is angry, if you tell your child they're angry, they'll be less angry. I find that's A, not true. Most parents will tell you it's not true. If you say to your child, yo…”
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Markham: Unresolved parental conflict erodes children's emotional trust
“So the parent-child relationship is eroded a little bit because the child sees that parent is not completely emotionally trustworthy. This parent is capable of attacking the other parent, or this parent lets themselves be attacked. And doesn't stand up for the…”
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Markham: Fostering child accountability requires replacing blame with a solutions-oriented culture
“It is never about blame, and if you want children to take responsibility, it's a good idea to
Create a household that is no blame.
You could call it a solutions, not blame.
We're a family that looks for solutions, not blame.
So I would start there as a premise…”