87. Speak Second: The Parenting Trick That Changes Everything with Margaret Mason Tate
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Show Notes
What if one tiny parenting shift could give you more breathing room, help your child become more independent, and make your life feel a whole lot less like an endless game of emotional whack-a-mole?
Let's be honest, a lot of you are answering before a question is even fully out of your child's mouth. You're solving, anticipating, fixing, translating, and then wondering why you're somehow the only adult in the room doing any of it.
In this episode, Margaret Mason Tate is back with a solo conversation about a deceptively simple concept she calls speak second. You'll hear why waiting a beat before responding can actually help your child build concentration, independence, and confidence, how speaking second helps redistribute parenting labor in a more balanced way, and why not every need needs to be treated like an emergency.
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