Does your child ever get into arguments, verbal or otherwise? What's your instinct when this happens – do you want to jump in and smooth everything over?
That's not an unusual reaction, because we parents really hate it when our kids fight!
In this Just You and Me episode, we dig into why "smoothing everything over" is detrimental to our children's development, and what to do instead.
Click weturnedoutokay.com/160 for show notes and key links, including to the wonderful conversation I had while sitting out on the playground – where kids played as we spoke – at Miss Tanya's Nursery School!
This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit
kaylockkolp.substack.com/subscribe
Art Creativity & Wellbeing