Get clear about your values and act on those values and it will b... by Laura Markham

Get clear about your values and act on those values and it will be easy to set limits.

Laura Markham

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The research shows the opposite. The research shows kids volunteer more [and] it shows kids are more confident but not more entitled.

That way, even when you’re just a little annoyed with your child, if you’re doing that on a regular basis you’ll find that you’re much calmer when you do start to yell and get upset.

Ultimately, the research shows running on full means you have to fill yourself up. You can’t just expect life to fill you up.

We have to allow for the negative feelings to be expressed and then the child is free to feel the positive ones.

The older child in the beginning tremendously needs reassurance that you’re still there for them and there’s some time that they don’t have to compete with the baby.