"If there is anything that we wish to change in the child, we should first examine it and see whether it is not something that could better be changed in ourselves."
~C.G. Jung, Integration of the Personality, 1939
My daughter has been "acting up" lately and I've wondered how I could change her behavior. I've realized, I need to change my parenting-to be more adaptive. As she learns her boundaries and tests them, I have to rethink my parenting.
I'll continue to give her choices (though she may not like either of them-i.e. "clean your room or go to bed")
But, I can no longer give her second chances...
And, I have to follow through with consequences...
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