editor’s choice
Handling
Disrespect
with Positive
Parenting
BY: Rebecca Eanes
Feeling disrespected is a big trigger for
many parents, and too often, we respond with
disrespect of our own. Sometimes in the middle
of a power struggle, our parenting strategy
dissolves into one-upping our kids and aiming
to get the last word. We can feel really justified
in handing out a punishment to a disrespectful
child because 1) we are angry and triggered
(how dare they?) and 2) a natural or logical
consequence isn’t easy to see.
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