The Most Effective Ways To Say 'No' To Children, According To A Therapist |
The Most Effective Ways To Say 'No' To Children, According To A Therapist
"Saying 'no' is one of the most loving things a parent can do," says psychotherapist Anna Mathur.
Parents editor at HuffPost UK
Saying “no” to our kids is an important part of parenting – but experts believe some children aren’t hearing the word enough. If at all.
Amongst claims of a “burgeoning crisis of behaviour and safety” in schools, the government’s behaviour tsar has suggested some parents aren’t saying “no” to their kids enough.
Tom Bennett, the Department for Education’s ambassador for attendance and behaviour, told The Times: “Some parents have very weak boundaries with their own children. They allow them to be on their iPads and phones all day and think that that’s loving and caring because that’s what they want and ‘it’s making my child happy’.
“Schools are saying, no, we are going to do it like this and that parenting gap is where a lot of this comes from. Parents and schools have moved in different directions.”
In spring 2024/25, school suspensions and the number of permanent exclusions increased compared to the year before. Persistent disruptive behaviour was cited as the most common reason for suspension.
Many blame ‘gentle parenting’ for this shift – but some parenting experts claim there’s a common misunderstanding of what gentle parenting is. The........