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If you want to be heard by someone who does this survival pattern, speak the truth, no matter how bad it sounds — remember, above all…
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Steven Kessler • The 5 Personality Patterns: Your Guide to Understanding Yourself and Others and Developing Emotional Maturity
When we constantly tell children what they should or shouldn’t do, they have no room to think for themselves and are forced to choose between resentful obedience or defiant rebellion. Playfulness helps them think for themselves, even about serious topics.
Lawrence Cohen • Playful Parenting - by Lawrence Cohen | Derek Sivers
Do not helicopter or snowplow your children. Let them make their own mistakes. At the same time, make clear rules. One that we set was this: “You are allowed to break an arm, a leg, a wrist, an ankle. But you may not break your skull or your back, or impair your senses.” This allowed our children a sense of what kinds of risks were acceptable to ta
... See moreHeather Heying • A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: Evolution and the Challenges of Modern Life
The next time you need to stop your child, try redirecting him instead. Think of a runaway train heading for a precipice. It’s better to switch tracks to avert catastrophe than to try to stop all that momentum cold. As a bonus, by offering an acceptable activity, you’ll encounter less resistance than you would have with warnings and reprimands.
Joanna Faber • How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (The How To Talk Series)
it will sound something like this after ten minutes of annoyance from the kid: “HEY! NO MEANS NO! STOP ASKING.” Can you imagine the meaning created for this child? In this case, the child feels unsafe to ask for what they want. They learn that asking for what you want means your parents won’t love you. What