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Children love it when parents take them seriously and recognize them as real people with their own tastes. Like all human beings, children crave respect. They like to know why they are doing things, and they balk at demands for unquestioning obedience.
Lindsay C. Gibson • Self-Care for Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: Honor Your Emotions, Nurture Your Self, and Live with Confidence
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk (The How To Talk Series)
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When parents say more than a sentence or two about the limit-pushing behavior, even while remaining calm, they risk creating a tale about a child with a problem (perhaps he hugs his baby sister too forcefully), which then causes the child to identify with this as his story and problem, when it was just an impulsive, momentary behavior he tried out
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How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
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While we haven’t figured a way around the nine-month human gestation period, once that baby is born, its childhood seems to be “fair game” for acceleration.
Kim John Payne M.Ed. • Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
Consequences are effective, respectful, and relationship-building when they are: 1. Logical, reasonable, age-appropriate choices.
Janet Lansbury • No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame
How to Raise an Adult: Break Free of the Overparenting Trap and Prepare Your Kid for Success
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One of the biggest mistakes we make as parents is to assume personal responsibility for our children’s emotions.