Validating Feelings Isn't Working
Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled
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Parenting Advice - Is Gentle Parenting Not Working?
Oca talks about the common ways that we can get caught up and therefore acknowledging feelings isn't working. Here's one of the most common ones, we're not believing in what we're saying. When i tried it, the scrips came off as forced. My daughter just wailed louder. So a couple thinks here. Oca: I wouldn't narrate the feelings during a tantrum. I would do it very, very sparingly,. Although i would acknowledge after the fact that you didn't like that. That was really upsetting for you. But using a script with those kinds of subtexts is not going to have the effect that we want to have - which is
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