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Why Setting Natural Consequences Is Hard
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Children bickering and fighting can derail even the most mindful parent. Here’s my advice to Marilyn (children 5, 4) for how to get back on track. QUESTION: I find setting natural consequences hard at times. So my son and daughter each got these paper police cars that you create by folding. I made them each their own. Well, my son thought it was funny to crush my daughters police...
Read MoreFrom Criticism To Support
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“If you needed to lose weight, what would be most motivating? You are getting chubby. I’m not buying you any more clothes until you lose weight. Or: Let’s take a walk after dinner. I’ll let you make the salad. I love you just the way you are, exactly as you are.“ —Rachel Macy Stafford That was how Rachel opened her viral blog post, “To...
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