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“We Don’t Need Power Battles Here”: Mom Explains How Speaking Like Yoda Helps Win Toddlers Over

Being a parent can be rewarding and fun. But also frustrating as hell. If you have kids, you might be familiar with that annoying trait many of them have. It’s called ‘not listening‘. And the struggle is real. No matter how many times you say “No, don’t do that,” they continue to do it again, and again. And yet again the following day.

One mom thinks she has the answer. Namwila Mulwanda posted a video on TikTok explaining how to get out of the “Don’t, No, Stop” loop. According to her, “with toddlers, speak like Yoda, you must.” Basically, the mom believes that positive speech can help you out of a negative cycle. And bring some peace to the chaos that is raising kids. Bored Panda reached out to parenting expert Lisa Smith to find out what she thinks of the advice. Smith is the founder of The Peaceful Parent and was more than happy to chat with us.

Constantly saying ‘no’ to kids and being ignored can get old—and frustrating—fast

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