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These glimpses — never overshares — into Klein’s home life have helped him become more than just another New York Times know-it-all. Recently, he joked that listeners were getting a taste of what pillow talk is like in his house when his wife, the economist and Atlantic staff writer Annie Lowrey, came on to sort out a question they’ve clearly been... See more
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This is tough, but also normal. Maybe try a more direct approach than “we”, like simply using his name and “do not hit me”. Stuff like “whoa, that’s too rough!”, “ouch, that hurt”, “please be gentle”, (with the minimum words required) seems to work better than long explanations when they’re distracted. Sometimes moving toward them with a firm, restraining hug and looking into their eyes while speaking helps.
Lately I’ve been trying “you’re getting so big and strong, those kicks can really hurt!”, and noticing out loud when Daddy uses his strength vs when he’s gentle. Climbing used to freak me out, but it does serve an important purpose, so now it’s mostly “choose something else to climb” or “climb down carefully”, and he does it a lot less. If he’s been hurt climbing before, he may feel an even stronger need to master it. Take him to some monkey bars, help him learn what’s stable vs wobbly, how high is too high, work on ways to get down, etc. Maybe differentiate between indoor and outdoor play, make more time for rough play and exercise during this gross motor phase, and involve him in what you’re doing when he is gentle. It does get better.
In a 2017 interview, Ev Williams (the founder of Twitter), said something that has stuck with me since: “the trouble with algorithms, is that it rewards extremes. Say you’re driving down the road and see a car crash. Of course you look. Everyone looks. The internet interprets behavior like this to mean everyone is asking for car crashes, so it... See more
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respect my paternal grandmother above everyone. She was widowed in 1872 and was the daughter of a doctor. In order to support herself she took on the profession of a midwife. I think, that she did have a university degree. She was a woman who knew life with all of its good and bad sides. I was in her care until her death, until I was nine years... See more