The Importance of Repair

When a child does anything that they're acting out and it hurts another person or it hurts a thing, the first thing I want to do is keep everybody safe. And then the next step is repair. But first we're helping them express what they want or need, right? Because that's how they begin to work through whatever feeling drove them to this behavior. We're helping them. If you think I'm not listening, you can put your hands right here and say to me, mommy, I have to talk to you," she says. "I will always listen"

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