07/01/2023
We are evolving as parents from…
“You better love and respect me.”
to
“I hope you feel loved and respected by me.”
We’re doing that ☝️☝️☝️☝️
We’re changing how the generations after us view children and parenting. This evolution is crucial and should be celebrated 👏 It’s not always easy but I do think it’s necessary. For the most part, society has evolved to see forced respect and “love” as not love at all, but coercive control. Still there is heightened tolerance for this perspective in the parenting realm. We see being responsible for someone else as having control over them. How can I be responsible for their well-being without having control over them? It’s a hard question… it shouldn’t be but it is because we’ve had so few examples of collaborative parenting. Of connection over correction.
In my latest book, I include several examples of connection instead of correction. We can nurture and support our child without controlling them, it just may look different than what we are used to. 👇👇👇
Finding Your Calm: A Responsive Parents Guide to Self-Regulation and Co-Regulation
Link in bio or on the Website: responsiveparentinginspirations.com
