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Never, ever take a child’s limit-pushing behavior personally.
Janet Lansbury • No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame
Give boundaries when the child is testing.
Janet Lansbury • No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame
“Children are not our projects. They are to share life with.”
-from On Being interview with Sara Hendren
and don’t have to take them on… I can be a sounding board for her and gently and firmly follow through and guide her where she needs to go. With this change in perception, I no longer
Janet Lansbury • No Bad Kids: Toddler Discipline Without Shame
You’ll get 10x better results by elevating good behavior rather than punishing bad behavior, especially in children and animals.
Kevin Kelly • 103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
When a toddler feels understood, he senses the empathy behind our limits and corrections. He still resists, cries, and complains, but at the end of the day, he knows we are with him, always in his corner. These first years will define our relationship for many years to come.