Validating Feelings Isn't Working
Respectful Parenting: Janet Lansbury Unruffled
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Are We Following a Script?
Our intention is what children are sensing. It's not about the words. So please take any pressure off of yourselves to do this because somebody's telling you that you need to do it. This is only a helpful tool to make your lives easier. We genuinely want to have our goal with acknowledging as not to shut the feelings down, although acknowledging does sometimes help children to pass through the feelings and the behavior.
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