Yes day, where did it become so confused?

A recent hit on Netflix is “Yes Day”.  Without giving too much away, the concept of Yes Day is that lots of good things can come about if parents would just say Yes to everything their children ask for, with a few ground rules, for a day. There is no need for a spoiler alert, as the trailer explains the concept.  A Mum and Dad who used to be loads of fun, now find themselves in a different position as parents.  The Dad is the “good cop” and the Mum is the “bad cop”.   Will “Yes Day” be their answer?   You can watch the movie to see how it all unfolds.

As Best Life Counselling we believe our Parenting Webinar offers some really useful insights to lessen the need for a “Yes Day”.  We address some key points that might have helped this family, should their situation be real life (for which it is for many).

• The good cop/bad cop scenario.  We talk about why it is important that as much as possible both parents can work together, or where the other parent isn’t willing to come on board, what we can do about that.

• The myth that parenting is mainly about saying yes or no.  We highlight that parenting is about connection and boundaries, and the challenges of constantly finding that middle space.

• We look at what may be your practical next steps to finding that balance, given your background and life experience?

• We address the need for having an ongoing commitment to finding this parenting balance, and the great reward of hope that these insights give us.

The reality of life is there are no quick, nice and neat solutions for people as it all panned out in the Yes Day movie. Though in the end, the Yes Day movie did end up touching on good principles including the importance of connection and a balanced parenting approach. Our parenting webinar explore these parenting principles and more, so join us! We will offer is a pathway which will provide insight, and with insight there is much hope.