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Family is [not] magic
I thought we were doing a pretty good job of having one of those silent passive-aggressive fights. One that was way better and less impactful on our young daughter than an all-out, down to the mat scream-fest.I was terribly, terribly wrong.
The consent game
The message is clear: unless her health or safety are at stake, she and she alone gets to decide who touches her body. Period.
Don't just do something
Don't have a plan. Put away your phone. Heck, don't even take off your pajamas. And if you run out of stuff to do, may I recommend an expedition to your local drugstore?
Parent Q&A: When kids prefer one parent
"Lately my son has been really preferring daddy and it's been hard on me."
Limit-setting 101: Key ingredients for holding the line
I believe that whenever we set a limit, we must do so with the following three principles in mind (and in heart, while we're at it): consistency, transparency, and empathy.