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4 Surprising Secrets of Successful Relationships (What I Learned From a Fight With My Daughter)

2023/11/23
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Mel: 本期节目探讨了如何修复与子女的关系,以及如何处理家庭冲突。Mel分享了她与女儿Kendall的争吵经历,并总结了从中获得的经验教训,包括:真诚道歉的重要性;理解孩子情绪的根源;避免将自身的付出作为控制子女的手段;以及采用‘放任理论’来化解冲突。 Chris: Chris在节目中提供了支持和补充,并分享了他们从治疗师那里学到的‘红绿灯’技巧,即在需要独处或安静时,明确表达自己的需求。 Kendall: Kendall分享了她大学期间的经历,以及她对亲子关系的新的理解。她指出,离开家庭一段时间后,能更好地体会父母的付出,并增进亲子关系。同时,她也分享了她对父母过去行为的新的看法,理解了父母的良苦用心。 Oakley: Oakley分享了他对青少年时期社交关系破裂和失去朋友群体后,情绪消极的看法,以及他认为这并不一定代表孩子憎恨父母。 Mel: 本期节目还探讨了如何帮助孩子适应新的环境,例如搬家或转学。Mel建议家长要给予孩子足够的时间和空间,不要与其他孩子比较,要积极主动地帮助孩子融入新的环境。同时,Mel也强调了真诚沟通和积极倾听的重要性,以及在处理家庭冲突时,要学会控制自己的情绪,并允许对方表达情绪。

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The episode begins with Mel introducing her family and sharing a story about meeting Reese Witherspoon, setting the tone for a discussion on family dynamics and relationships.

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How do you have a “healthy” fight with your family?

How do you repair a relationship with someone you love?

Today Mel is joined by her husband Chris, their daughter Kendall, and their son Oakley to answer listener questions about all kinds of relationships.

This is the perfect episode to listen to with your family. You’ll hear the Robbins’ insightful, powerful, fun, and sometimes hilarious advice on how to get along with and love everyone in your family. 

Hear Mel unpack the 4 important lessons she learned from a silly fight she had that morning with her daughter, Kendall (note: there is some cursing).

 

In this conversation, Mel, Chris, Oakley, and Kendall discuss:

The 4 important life lessons Mel learned from her fight with Kendall.

How to use the Let Them Theory to diffuse fights with family.

A smart relationship “trick” from a therapist that Mel and Chris love.

Mel’s funny story of how she ran into Reese Witherspoon.

How to repair a damaged relationship with your child.

When and how to apologize to your family.

What to do when someone you love is always angry at you.

The real reason you treat your family worse than you treat strangers.

What strengthens most parent-kid relationships?

What happened when guilt made Kendall do something she didn’t want to?

What to do when your kids don’t talk to you.

The reason family members start a fight.

The right moment to bite your tongue in an argument.

The one thing that will stop you from “advice vomiting” on your kids.

The phrase you need to repeat to yourself when you feel left out of your friend group. (Or when you just miss your friends.)

What you need to know that will help you feel more confident after a move to a new home or school.

What happens the moment you meet your idol. (It’s not what you think.)

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