Here’s an example of leadership parenting. My son was 8 years old, and we had a pool in the backyard. So for his 8th birthday, we had a pool party and he had five friends over, so it was 5 8-year-old boys and me. It was just me counting heads in the pool. I’m a safety nut, so all the moms left, cause they know all I’m doing the whole time is counting heads. I said to them before they went in the pool, by the way, Whaley (a blow up toy) cannot go in the pool because I can’t see behind him. I put it way off in the yard, off to the side. Sure enough, one of the kids brought Whaley in the pool. I knew that kid, he knew me, but anyway, he did it anyway. I said Whaley out of the pool now he said to me, no. Fully clothed, I went in, and got the kid out of the pool and had him sit with me for 10 minutes. Now all I’m doing is counting five heads in the pool, and this is what I’m doing with this kid for 10 minutes. I’m asking him about a soccer game cause I saw him make a goal, and I’m asking him about the test that I helped him with that he did really well in. I’m asking him what PlayStation games he likes. The entire time, I’m building connection. Once the 10 minutes was up, I told him to go back in the pool and have fun. Well, I couldn’t get rid of him. He kept talking and talking. Why? Because I was building up his self esteem, he’s feeling good about himself. You deal with the bad behaviour, but you focus on the good kid. THAT is what leadership parenting is all about. Looking for the first step to start parenting as a calm leader today? Check out my FREE BratBusters Behaviour Board, linked in my bio. Then, if you’re interested in learning the tools I teach for parenting like a calm leader, check out the BratBusters Bootcamp, linked in my bio. ` ` ` #ParentingJourney #ParentingWisdom #ParentingSolutions #ParentingGoals #ParentingAdvice #MindfulParenting #ParentingCommunity #ParentingInspiration #ParentingResources #ParentingEmpowerment #ConfidentParenting