Ep. 28: Are You Open Or Closed?
The Baggage Reclaim Sessions
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How to Address Boundaries With Children
We cannot leave our children obviously but what we can do is work with them to help them understand why something is an issue or we can get them to explain their end of things. What we also learn as well from addressing boundaries with children is that we have to say our peace and move on. With adults we fear that by stating our boundaries and communicating potential consequences that we are telling them what to do. Sometimes we hope that what we say will cause the other party to feel bad so that they don't go and do it again. So then we switch back to adults and it is important to recognize that each time we try to make someone feel bad we are opening up the resentment gates.
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