Posts tagged Neufeld Institute
Reality baking shows and accepting my failures as a gentle parent

The other day I found myself crying over and over during a reality baking show. 

The past week my 6-year-old has been quite prickly. She’s picking fights with her sister. She’s been less cooperative and easily combative. Getting ready for bed, getting ready for school or leaving the house anytime, has become quite fraught. I’ve been doing ‘all the things’ reducing separation, quality playtime, welcoming feelings, holding boundaries, controlling the environment etc. But not much has changed.

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