Our Expectations Can Make Us Feel Like Failures
Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled
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The Power of Self-Regulation in Children
"I got tired of my kids eating sprinkles and so it's locked now. The cupboard shouldn't have to be locked they should just obey" "They may behave better but they dislike themselves inside because they start to feel I'm bad because I do all these crazy things," says mother-of-two Lisa Kucharski. 'You'll see that there'll be less of that when everything doesn't get a reaction out of you,' she adds. "'It's almost like the jack in the box that scares you but you have to keep kind of doing it to skip that scary response' is one way to deal with your child, according to experts."
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