Dr. John Duffy
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736 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Oct 2019
last heard Jan 2025
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And if we shift our assumptions about what we think our child is about and we kind of follow their lead, they'll show us what they're about.
And one note to parents, you know, there's an awful lot of this stuff where kids are trying to be DJs or, you know, I'm going to be Insta famous or something where parents think like, oh, my gosh, that's so soulless and awful.
And I so don't want a child who's involved in this.
Ask your child what they're drawn to about it, and you'll learn that there's something interesting there.
But if you make assumptions, and the more assumptions you make, the more off you probably are.
I worked with a mom recently, and she said her daughter came to her 15-year-old daughter and said, I'm kind of bummed out about Sundays.
I hate Sundays.
And the mom thought, I'm going to align with her and I'll share that I hate Sundays too.
Oh, I get it, honey.
You know, that kind of Sunday night blues, you're not looking forward to the week.
But she held back and she asked her daughter, well, what do you mean?
And she said, and she didn't mean that at all.
Her take on that was completely different.
So if I had gone forward and said, I know exactly what you mean, she would have missed everything that her daughter meant.
And that's a great example of, you know, if we think our tool for connecting comes from our mouth, we're probably missing the boat.
If we think it comes from our ears, we're getting a little
Yep.
That's a really, really crucial question because I don't begrudge any parent their anxiety.
I think that's kind of the sign of a really good parent who worries about their child, wants their child to be happy and successful.
I think that's what we all want for our kids.
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