FamilyLife Blended® Minute

Stop the Argument Insanity

with | October 15, 2019
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Arguing is an act of cooperation. A parent who can't get their child to stop arguing is a parent who is arguing with their child. Come on. Be the parent. Stop entertaining the argument by listening to it. Yes, kids need to know the reason for your rule or decision-the values behind your rules are what you want to move them toward, right? But once an explanation has been given, stop standing there and empowering them to argue with you. Just turn and walk away.

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  • Arguing is an act of cooperation. A parent who can't get their child to stop arguing is a parent who is arguing with their child. Come on. Be the parent. Stop entertaining the argument by listening to it. Yes, kids need to know the reason for your rule or decision-the values behind your rules are what you want to move them toward, right? But once an explanation has been given, stop standing there and empowering them to argue with you. Just turn and walk away.

  • Ron Deal

    Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and Preparing to Blend. Ron is a licensed marriage and family therapist, popular conference speaker, and host of the FamilyLife Blended podcast. He and his wife, Nan, have three sons and live in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at FamilyLife.com/blended.

Alright kids, stop listening. I’m going to tell your parents how to get you to stop arguing.