A Joosr Guide to Peaceful Parents, Happy Kids by Laura Markham

she sees you controlling your anger and responding with calm, she will learn to do so, too

you are in for a bumpy ride.

you like being told exactly what to do and given no choice about the matter? Absolutely not! T

She wants to feel like she has charge of her own life.

course, there will be times that you have to dictate how things will be. But the more often you offer her choices, the less likely it is that she will be resentful at these times.

When you identify it, pause. Stop right where you are and take a deep breath. This might mean stopping mid-sentence or walking away. But you want to make absolutely sure that you aren’t responding in anger.

is your number-one responsibility as a parent to be mindful of your own inner thoughts and feelings when raising your children.

takes the responsibility to behave away from your child, and instead enforces the idea that it is your job as the parent to make her behave

is okay to be mad or upset, but not to hit or yell

When your child is upset, listen and accept her feelings without trying to stop her tears or tell her that she shouldn’t feel that way. Repeat her feelings aloud to acknowledge them, like saying, “Wow, you sure are mad.”