Don't Make Your Child Center of Your Life | Q&A with Curious Parents

Parents asked about twins fighting, crying, food tantrums in public, bedtime anxiety, and “are we following our kids too much?” Key ideas: One child cannot be given responsibility of another child “You can’t hit” + clear consequence (without drama) Don’t feed attention to attention-seeking behaviour Don’t make your child the center of your life Stop making bedtime / schedule an anxiety topic You don’t need stars/rewards for doing the right thing -⸻ If this conversation helped you reflect on your own parenting, you might also like my short course “Understanding Our Child” – a 90-minute deep dive into how children actually grow, learn and respond to us. https://tinyurl.com/tcp-courses ⸻ ⏱ Chapters 00:00 Highlight 01:02 Twins: one hits, the other refuses to hit back—what’s normal? 02:19 “You can’t hit” + consequences (how to be clear) 03:12 Attention loop: who is getting attention and why it matters 04:00 Leader–follower dynamic & individuality in twins 05:04 Attachment vs blind following (school, bus, separation) 06:26 “Let them cry” + when crying becomes a real issue 06:45 Food tantrums in restaurants / public spaces 09:23 Family meals, boundaries, and “food is over” 10:29 Bedtime anxiety + boundaries without fear 11:52 Time management: birthday party consequence example 14:23 Parents need couple time too (leaving kids safely) 16:00 Predictability: what to make predictable (and what not to) 18:24 Stars/rewards: why we don’t quantify “doing right” 19:20 Final message: get your life back + enforce rules — #parenting #boundarieswithkids #parentingboundaries #parentingtips #thecuriousparent