Practicing authentic power results in mutual respect, security, cooperation, responsibility and effectively de-escalates parent-child power struggles.
Life skills develop with chores. Values such as being capable and responsible are learned. They also help transitioning into adulthood seamless.
Adults have a tendency to suppress, invalidate or dismiss children’s feelings. This is problematic because suppression, invalidation and dismissal don't make feelings go away.
While preventative parenting is effective, it also has its limits. There will always come a time when parents need to deal with problem behaviors in the moment. I call this…
In this article, I argue that beyond basics, what children need to thrive, really thrive is not and will never be material.
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