Teaching kids not to repeat what they hear at mom's house

5d ago·1 min read

My 6 year old came home yesterday and repeated some pretty negative stuff about me that clearly came from his mom's side of the family. He said things like 'mom says you don't care about us as much' which obviously isn't true. I never badmouth her in front of the kids but she's clearly doing it. How do I handle this without making things worse? Do I talk to her about it or just keep reinforcing the truth with my kids?

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BBenNew Dad4d ago

The hardest part of co-parenting right there. You can't control what happens at the other house but you can control how you respond when he repeats it. Keep being the solid parent and he'll figure out the truth eventually.

DDannyRegular4d ago

This is rough man. Six year olds don't really understand loyalty to parents yet, they just repeat what they hear. Don't bash mom back to him though, that's the high road. Just reassure him that grown ups sometimes disagree but you both love him.

SSam T.Regular4d ago

Been there. Kids are like parrots at that age. They'll say whatever they heard last. Best thing is to not react with anger and just calmly tell him that kind of talk isn't okay. And maybe a conversation with mom about keeping the negativity out of his earshot.