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One way to back off from parental overinvolvement is to allow a child more leeway and privacy with their own feelings. By imposing our emotions on them less, we allow our children to develop their own emotions, and their awareness of them. Rather than taking their emotional temperature frequently with probing questions, we can allow our instincts t
... See moreKim John Payne M.Ed. • Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids
Parents can listen to and understand their children’s experience rather than tell them that what they think and feel isn’t valid.
Daniel J. Siegel , Mary Hartzell • Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive: 10th Anniversary Edition
was a strong advocate for children expressing themselves freely, but I also believed that they needed to be taught boundaries. These limitations were not to silence or oppress them. It was rather to teach them behaviour that was not only socially acceptable, but showed consideration for everyone around them.