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Therapist reveals his number one dog-inspired parenting tip, but start young and stop once they become teenagers
- A 15-year-old therapist has revealed why we have to act like dogs without children
- Dr. Eli Harwood said she learned her best parenting advice from her own dog.
- He wants the parents to act like a dog when his owner walks into the room.
- Thrilled, amazed and full of love every time – this makes children feel ‘lovely’
A family therapist has revealed her number one parenting tip and claims she learned it not in grad school or during her 15 years on the job, but from her dog.
Talking to his followers on Instagram’The nerd of addictionDr. Eli Harwood said parenting should start when children are young and stop in their teens.
‘You know what (dogs) do when you get home. They actually do it when you walk into the room,” he said.
He then demonstrated it by shaking and jumping around like an excited dog saying ‘I love you’ over and over again.
Do that with your children when they are little. When they walk into the room, you light up,” she said.
“This makes your kids feel lovely,” she explained.
“When we feel happy, we feel worthy and confident and we don’t get bogged down in a lot of the imperfect parts of ourselves because we know we belong,” she said.
But the trick is that you have to ‘do it while they’re young’.
“Because when they become adolescents they become cats,” he said.
“You can’t be a dog with a teenager anymore because you scare the cat away,” he added.
Hundreds loved the mother of three’s simple explanation and rule of thumb for parenting.
‘Love Love Love. My kids are all grown up, I’ll do it anyway. I wish I heard this when they were little boy I love my kids,” said another.
‘This! My mom used to yell at me first thing when she walked in the door. I still have anxiety spikes when I hear doors slamming or people swearing or yelling while she’s in another room,” one woman said.
Speaking to his followers on ‘The Attachment Nerd’ Instagram, Dr. Eli Harwood said that parenting should start when children are young and stop when they are teenagers.
“Your content always goes straight to my heart and you say it in such an understandable way,” said another.
Some parents already practice the method.
“I’m not a morning person and can be quite grumpy, but in the last year I’ve made it a point to always say ‘good morning sunshine’ whenever I see my four-year-old. His face lights up, he can tell that he feels delicious, ”said a mother.
‘I did that to my children. When they came home from school they would run because they would get hugs and a dance party,” said another.
One woman asked if Nine was “still young enough” to use the trick to which the therapist agreed.
Another asked ‘so what do you do once they turn into cats’?
One follower replied: “Feed them lots of snacks and don’t wake them from their naps.”
Others said that you have to wait for them to come to you and then you have to stop what you are doing and give them your full attention and love.