#8 - Is this really just a stage?
We don’t always realize both our kids AND our parenting are traveling through predictable stages. In fact, we go through the phases not once, but twice. In this episode Billy & Joy go through each stage so you will can recognize the challenges and realize that the "deja vu" you're experiencing is completely normal!
Related (ish) Links:
Backmasking a la Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backmasking
The famous Farrah poster… you don’t need a link do you? How about this one to switch things up?
http://www.thebarbiecollection.com/celebrity-dolls/farrah-fawcett-doll-v7161
Subliminal messages
http://www.neuro-vision.us/wordpress/subliminal-persuasion/do-subliminal-messages-work/
Growth Stage – Stephen Glenn
Glenn’s most popular book is Raising Self Reliant Children in a Self-indulgent World
The book with the stages isn’t currently in print, but you can read the material on google books here:
The Three Stages
Cycle One
Discovery - Age 0-4
Testing Out – Age 5-6
Concluding – Age 9-12
Cycle Two
Discovery - Age 12-14
Testing Out – Age 15-17
Concluding – 17+
Talk about this:
Evaluate what stage your children are in and ask yourself what work do I need to do to make this stage better?
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