Remember all those times when someone made a comment or criticism about the way you care for your child? Remember how you thought a lot afterwards about how you could have responded better so that there was no conflict and it didn't hurt so much? After the war, everyone is wise, as they say, because the real answers usually come only afterwards.
I've tried and done this work before the big events! I have prepared answers to the most common remarks or comments that parents may encounter.
To help you deal with difficult situations, I have created a special resource: a PDF guide with answers to the most popular critical and sometimes silly comments we often receive as parents about raising children. This guide will give you precise answers and strategies to keep your sanity and avoid unnecessary conflicts at Christmas.
In this dictionary, you will find precise answers to common comments that you can take inspiration from and apply to your own situation. I've also added strategies that can help you stay calm in the face of insensitive remarks.
In the dictionary I have collected almost 80 comments that we tend to hear from our fellow human beings on topics such as:
Elīna -
Yesterday I bought your PDF Conversational Guide - wow, such great phrases! Easy and humorous👍😁
We got some use out of it yesterday during a family dinner - and it really worked! The topic of conversation was successfully changed, nobody got offended and I didn't get an unpleasant aftertaste after the rude question!
Thank you very, very much!!!❤️❤️❤️
Ilze -
Humour and lightness are what I took from this guide. Thank you!❤️
Aiga -
If you are fed up with questions/comments from family and friends about your choices in raising and caring for your children, Elīna has prepared answers so that you can not make excuses, not explain, not get bogged down in discussions..
And, what seems to me like 🍒 on a cake - can also be answered with humour!
Laura -
Thank you for creating the Festive Conversational Dictionary 🙏 I didn't read it before the festivities because I thought it would be crazy, but now I looked it up out of interest and it was almost therapeutic to read it and improve my mood after the unfunny comments ☺️