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Conscious Parenting Roadmap - Dr. Shefali [390]

Mindful Mama: Raising Kind, Confident Kids Without Losing Your Cool | Parenting Strategies For Big Emotions & More

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Holding Boundaries Around Misaligned Behavior

We enter the process believing they would be a mini-me or a better version of us. That's our fantasy. And that is such a disastrous setup because, hey, we don't recognize when our children are not us. So imagine relinquishing that and releasing all expectations. Now we're starting with the fresh canvas and we're understanding who our kids are moment by moment. It could change, at least in the early years. There's no repetition going on. But then as they grow older, recognizing that this is who they are and appreciating and celebrating them. I think that's such a healthy way for us to be.

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