Featured today on takingchildrenseriously.com:
Being a trusted consultant
Coercing your children makes you an adversary instead of a trusted consultant
The relationship-building power of explanations
None of my business?
Breaking the spiral of coercion
No way out—and loving it
Given that pre-verbal children do not understand explanations, how do you keep them safe without coercion that might result in them not seeing you as a trusted consultant?
Consistent rules set in concrete or children thinking for themselves with parents available to advise
When children want to do risky things or go out alone, having a parent they view as a trusted consultant can keep them safe in a way that having a parent they view as a coercive adversary might not
Help! Child hates eyepatch!
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