Let’s say that you’ve just set a limit. It’s time to turn off the screen. You just said no to something your child desperately wants. Or maybe you gently stepped in to stop them from hitting. And then your child erupts. Maybe they scream: "I...
A gentle Parenting U-Turn for the parts that accommodate, worry, and reach for control Tomorrow is the first day of school. Your child has been excited all summer. But now it is bedtime, and their stomach hurts. They can’t sleep. One worry tumbles into another:...
School starts next week. You ask your child to try on their new shoes, and suddenly everything falls apart. The shoes are wrong. The socks feel terrible. They hate their backpack. It’s the wrong color. They hate their school. And if you make them go,...
Maybe you walked into the room expecting to read the bedtime story. Maybe you were looking forward to those few quiet minutes together. And suddenly, you find out that your child doesn’t want you. You hear them say: “I want Daddy.” Or: “I want my...