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10 Mixed Messages we give our Children

10 Mixed Messages we give our Children

When I was awake with our three year old for four hours on Wednesday night (yes FOUR HOURS), I realised that part of the problem in getting children to behave as we expect is the constant barrage of mixed messages we give them. It must be so hard for them to comprehend, and at such a young age, it’s no wonder they get confused.

Here are 10 of the mixed messages we give our girls:-

1) We tell our children they must not have TV or the iPad before bed, but as soon as they’re in it, we sit, for hours watching MIC/entire series of the walking dead/friends reruns whilst eating our entire body weight popcorn and biscuits, remote no further than 2 inches from our fingers at anyone time. This is often done simultaneously with our iPad or iPhone.

2) We tell our children that they need to learn to sleep on their own, before returning to our own bed, which we share, snuggled up our partners! They wonder why they’re not allowed cuddles and the baby gets to come in our room too! FOMO inevitably kicks in and she decides our room is the place to be at 3am.

3) Stop shouting! (Said in a shouty voice)

4) Don’t you roll your eyes at me (whilst rolling your eyes)

5) I will not tell you again… (followed by the same message four times).

6) Last chance!!!! (before realising that you do not have the ability to follow through with your actions & therefore she realistically has another 22 chances before you actually do as you’ve threatened.)

7) Don’t talk to strangers…. *random man walks past* ‘Morning’! 🙂

8) Stop playing with your food!!!!!!
Here, have a play kitchen. That plastic piece of broccoli? Sure, you can play with that.

9) Do not be naughty or the police will take you away, but if you get lost, definitely go and speak to a police officer.

10) Money doesn’t grow on trees!!!! What’s money made out of Mummy?? Paper. Where does paper come from???? Doh.

What mixed messages do you give your children??

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24 Comments

  1. kristin mccarthy

    Oh yeah- so many sanity white lies we tell right!

    #fridayfrolicsk

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  2. Mama Grace

    Nice! On a serious note. I do think we have to think of why we’re telling our children to limit their time on technology and if it’s a rule for them to live by example. #FridayFrolics

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  3. Barrie Bismark

    YES! So funny…and so true!
    #fridayfrolics

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  4. Megan - Truly madly kids

    Hilarious and so true! Number one is so very relevant!

    Don’t eat junk food, usually while eating some chocolate …

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  5. Sarah Stockley

    Oh yes! This is all so true! My daugheters are older now (9 and 10) and they always ask why it’s OK for us to stay up late watching TV after we’ve told them they’re not allowed. Sarah #FabFridayPost

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  6. Madeline (This Glorious Life)

    I laughed reading this, but actually do feel quite strongly about some of the points you made! I’m teaching my children that it’s ok to talk to strangers, but you never go off with them. We always say hello to random people when we’re out and about so I think it would be so confusing to my children if I then told them not to do it too! x #TheListLinky

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  7. Nicole

    Great list! I’ve been known to shout at my children, “USE YOUR NICE VOICE!!” Yes, mixed messages galore!

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  8. nicole

    Oh, I always forget! #thelistlinky

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  9. Claire - Life, Love and Dirty Dishes

    I love this. So True. All of them. I’m so guilty of the don’t shout, and I won’t say this again! Thanks for linking up to #FridayFrolics

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  10. Emma Island Living 365

    Oh I am so guilty of this! I have often shouted up the stairs “stop shouting at each other” I have then stomped up the stairs to ask where the herd of elephants that I can hear having a party are. #FridayFrolics

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  11. Alex @ That Butterfly Effect

    Oh, these are all so true! Can’t think of any that I do myself but I’m definitely guilty of many, if not all, of those ones on your list. #FabFridayPost

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  12. Peachy and her Mommy

    I guess the message is to teach by example. Sure is easier to adopt the do as I say and not as I do attitude though. #FabFridayPost

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  13. Laura

    It’s funny how many things we communicate that aren’t verbal. These are all embarrassingly true! #HumpDayLinky

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  14. Naomi

    Haha this made me laugh especially number. 2, which is why we bed share and still do at 1.5 years! We all love a snuggle
    #HumpDayLinky

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  15. Nicola | mummy to dex

    This made me giggle and took me back to when I was a child and my mum would say half of these to me!

    #HumpDayLinky

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  16. That Mummy Blog

    Aha! So true – I am definitely guilty of most of these! Unfortunately the shouting one in particular…darn toddlers! #HumpDayLinky

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  17. Vicki Coombe

    Absolutely!! I could have written this list myself!! #HumpDayLinky

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  18. RawMum

    Good points #thelistlinky

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  19. Silly Mummy

    That’s very true! We’re almost as contrary as the kids themselves! Thanks so much for joining us for #FridayFrolics

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  20. Annabel

    Very funny, I mustn’t let my kids read this post or they’ll cotton on to so much of the nonsense I speak! #thelistlinky

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