The Three Choices After the Ice Cream Falls in the Dust

The first response invalidates the child's emotions, which is it. They lost something. Why wouldn't they be upset? The second response of I'll fix it for you, I don't believe in you at all. The third is, ah, you dropped your ice cream. What a drag. You're so sad. That's the only response that works. So parenting that way can be a wonderful school for us to get know ourselves.

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