What if one simple word could help you stop solving every problem for your kids, while teaching them to become more independent?

The Power of Sure is a simple parenting tool that takes the pressure off Dads to have an immediate answer to every request. By replacing a yes or no with “sure”, parents can encourage their kids to take responsibility, solve problems and become more comfortable with uncertainty.

To share this, we are joined by Associate Professor Gabriel Dabscheck, a paediatric neurologist in Melbourne Australia. Gaby is a father to three, happily married to an amazing woman, and a very amateur basketball coach. He shares how he uses this approach with his own children, why it can help build resilience and independence, and the situations where kids need clear answers and boundaries instead.

In this episode, Gaby shares:

• Why “sure” can be more useful than yes or no.
• How uncertainty can help kids build independence.
• The power of putting the responsibility back on your kids
• When uncertainty can become overwhelming.
• The process of moving from fixing problems to coaching your kids.
• Why kids need to learn that the world doesn't revolve around them.
• When to use “sure” and when kids need clear answers and boundaries.
• How “sure” can take some pressure off parents.

KEY QUOTES

"Sure means in the correct circumstances, “yeah, it can happen."

"Your time is valuable as well. The world doesn't revolve around them. Theirs is not the only reality."

"It kind of motivates them to create a circumstance by which what they want to happen will happen."

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