{"id":2209750,"date":"2025-05-22T09:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T16:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tinybeans.com\/?p=2209750"},"modified":"2025-05-27T09:22:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T16:22:41","slug":"when-kids-complain-that-friends-get-to-do-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tinybeans.com\/when-kids-complain-that-friends-get-to-do-more\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Response When Kids Complain Their Friends Get to Do More"},"content":{"rendered":"

Parents with grade-schoolers and teens know that conflict is unavoidable (to be fair, disagreements happen with all <\/em>kids, but the older ones have figured out how to push boundaries and will keep at it for what feels like forever). They’re asserting their independence, trying to get extra time on their phones, later bedtimes, and additional opportunities to steer clear of their moms and dads. If you are in the thick of it with your son or daughter, it can feel like you’re on opposite sides of the fence, which can be exhausting, especially when your kid throws the “all my friends are doing it” line at you.<\/p>\n

Sometimes all you need to do to flip the script is find something you and your child can agree on. “You want to find something in what they’re doing or saying that is ‘validateable,’ explains parenting expert Dr. Lucie Hemmen<\/a>. “Usually, there is a positive intention underlying most bad behavior. So if you can find that little nugget and validate it, you’re going to start softening the conflict and getting yourself on the same side as your teen.”<\/p>\n

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@dr.luciehemmen<\/a> <\/p>\n

#conflict<\/a> #conflictresolution<\/a> #parenting<\/a> #mentalhealthmonth<\/a> #parentingteens<\/a> #boymom<\/a> #girlmom<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u266c original sound – Dr.LucieHemmen<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n