In this episode of Protect Our Kids, Kristi Bush discusses the critical difference between punitive and restorative language when communicating with children. She emphasizes the importance of using language that fosters understanding and growth rather than fear and punishment. Through various examples, she illustrates how restorative language can help children learn from their mistakes and build trust, while also acknowledging the necessary role of punitive language in certain situations. The conversation highlights the need for a balanced approach to parenting that encourages open communication and emotional regulation.

In this episode of Protect Our Kids, Kristi Bush explores how social media has turned us into witnesses of every global tragedy, heartbreak, and crisis... all before we finish our morning coffee. Drawing from neuroscience, parenting insight, and decades of experience, she explains why neither adults nor kids are built to absorb this constant emotional load, how it impacts mental health, and what we can do to help children set healthy emotional and digital boundaries.

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Remember those Driver’s Ed videos? Supposed to teach us to drive safe, but really they were just low-budget horror films with cars. Did it work? Nope. We walked out of class, grabbed our keys, and tested the laws of physics on the way home. Driver’s Ed: scaring us straight since never.

Scare tactics have never worked on teens. They may find the movies interesting (as we did) or the "scary" stories about online interesting...but it never seems to be an effective way to get kids to stop what they are doing. However, giving them tools they can rely on in the moment is proven to be incredibly effective.

In this episode Kristi not only takes you down drivers ed memory lane, but also discusses the tools we can teach our kids to help protect them online. This includes using the three no's. An easy, actionable way for kids to set protective boundaries.

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