Parents Locke and Ashley Haman use the safe word 'sassafras' to manage parenting frustrations. This approach allows them to signal when one oversteps in discipline, thereby preventing conflict and maintaining effective communication. This trend is gaining popularity as a simple, yet effective parenting hack. It empowers couples to correct children's behaviors collaboratively without exacerbating tensions, making it a modern twist on parenting strategies that advocates better emotional regulation and teamwork in family settings. Experts endorse this method, noting it strengthens co-parenting dynamics and improves overall family interactions.
When one of us is having a hard time with the kids - we could be very legitimately frustrated or completely out of line and not our best moment - we use the safe word to tap one another out.
The safe word strategy is neither 'gentle parenting'... nor 'benign neglect', but empowers parents to collaboratively correct a child's bad behavior without becoming irate.
If I'm losing control or being too harsh with the kids, Ashley says the safe word to let me know that I need to walk away and let her take over.
It can drastically improve your parenting.
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