Posts Tagged "self help"
Whining: Can You Be Helpless?
It’s easy to smile and say, “Sure!” when a child asks you for help pleasantly. But what about when the child whines and says “I can’t”? If that puts you on edge, this article is for you. What stops us from helping children who are acting helpless is the belief that by providing help we will be affirming that they need it. But if we withhold assistance and...
Read MoreThe “Good Enough” Mirage
Whether you had parents who pushed you or not, if parental approval was the grand prize for good behavior or success in your home growing up, you might be headed down the high pressure path in the way you manage yourself. Do you alternate between pushing yourself so hard you just want to scream and wishing you could stop the world and get off? This might explain why. A friend was talking to...
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