ParentingForHumans

Helping Your Child Move From Anger to Insight

Trying to “solve” an upset child’s emotions is futile. What does work? Listening, caring, believing, and accepting. And even though I’ve been teaching this for a long time, of course I don’t always remember to apply this. I recently learned this lesson—yet again!—with the aid of my four year old son. The result of the conversation surprised me.

Suffering is a Bridge

“What is most personal and unique in each one of us is probably the very element which would, if it were shared or expressed, speak most deeply to others.“ Carl Rogers, On Becoming a Person Suffering is a very personal experience. Nobody else can feel our suffering. It’s easy to believe our suffering is special, …

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