Parenting Transformation Journey – Page 10
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I had a great conversation with a friend yesterday. I was telling her how excited I was about the changes I was already seeing—after just two days! She smiled and said,
“Sounds like you’re in the honeymoon stage...”

Aw man… really?

Reality check.

Nicholeen Peck talks about this exact thing—how whenever you start something new, there’s usually a shift at first. But she also warns that habits run deep, and a relapse is totally normal. She’s upfront about it (a little pre-teaching, maybe?) so that when the backslide hits, we can check it off the “yep-this-was-supposed-to-happen” list and keep moving forward. The key is to stay focused on the long-term picture and not get discouraged.

She also explains that part of the relapse can come when kids start tuning out the phrases they hear on repeat—
“It seems to me that…”
“Just now I noticed…”
Eventually, they’ll test the system. They’ll want to know: Are you really going to stay consistent?

Alright then. Note to self: Keep studying. Keep tracking.

Interestingly, I didn’t feel like tracking anything yesterday. We were just busy living and being. Honestly, I kind of burned out on assessing everything. And then—boom—I heard Nicholeen’s voice in my head again: “Relapses are to be expected.”
Was my disinterest in tracking a small sign of that?

Maybe. Maybe not. There wasn’t anything big to report…

OH WAIT! Actually—yes, there was!
At 4:30, I told my daughter her 24-hour consequence time was up. By then, she had totally lost track of time, playing sweetly in her room with her sister.
She squealed,
“REALLY??!! AAAAAAAHHHH! YAY!”

We hugged. We high-fived.
She said she never wants to go through that again.
That moment felt like a win.

Later that night, I had a couple more interesting conversations with other kids that I do want to reflect on—but I have to run! It’s finally time to get my daughter’s braces off. 🎉
Be back later… ;)

P.S. If you disagree with anything I’m doing, all I ask is this: before commenting, please watch this BBC episode that shows where this is all headed. They say in the middle of a life-saving surgery, it can sometimes look like a crime scene. Messy, confusing—but vital.
This journey might look chaotic in places, but I trust the process and I believe in the outcome.
One post can’t capture the whole picture, but that episode can. 💛
Enjoy!

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