Pint Size Media The Lauren Edmunds Podcast

Shifting Behaviour from the Inside Out

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Real, lasting change doesn’t come from rewards, punishments, or making someone feel small.
In this episode, Lauren Edmunds shares a gentle and highly practical approach to helping children, friends, and even ourselves break out of automatic habits.
True transformation can only happen when we move away from unconscious reactions and step into deliberate thinking.
Lauren breaks down her step-by-step method for highlighting unhelpful habits without triggering defensive shame.
By building a kind, conscious awareness and teaching new skills alongside a child, parents and teachers can guide them smoothly from automatic mistakes to genuine self-reliance.
It is a longer journey that requires patience, but it is the ultimate way to build real capacity and independence for adult life.
18 May English South Africa Education · Self-Improvement

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