Discovering The Value of a Good Tantrum
That would be like my husband telling me, “I have no intention of loving all of you. I only want to see the parts that work for me.”
That would be like my husband telling me, “I have no intention of loving all of you. I only want to see the parts that work for me.”
My impression was that Joey was in need of having a huge cry to release his pent up feelings, but he couldn’t get to tears very easily since her was conditioned to repress them at home.
My son is 15 now, and he’s much bigger than I am. He used to chase me, and get me down and tickle me. And he just loves that, absolutely loves that. He laughs and laughs. Now, he’ll take a stinky shoe or a stinky sock, and chase me around, or pick his toenails and
I wanted to help her feel more connected at the center…
I was sorry she was scared, but I wanted to find a way to encourage her back into living her life without her Mommy-as-security-blanket.
Here is a link to an interview with Patty Wipfler (Hand in Hand Founder) and Doug Noll of lawyertopeacemaker.com. In this interview they discuss Parenting by Connection and its far-reaching implications for adults and society. An interview every parent should hear!