It starts early… when we see our kids as people, people who need to be heard, understood, recognized and given a place it makes a big difference. 

Children are individuals. They’re people just like you and me!

Q: How do you see your kids? Do you see them as having something to contribute and valuable? They’re not going to become valuable at some point. They’ve always been valuable!

Becoming a safe place for our kids comes when we listen, when we don’t always have something to say to them about what they’re doing or not doing. Let’s not make everything into a big deal. I’m not saying we should never address something with our kids, or that they shouldn’t be corrected. Opening ourselves up to other peoples’ opinions is important. But, we don’t always need to do that.

Put yourself in your kids shoes. Witness yourself. Become aware of how you show up as a parent.

There are times when things are a big deal to us because its activating something in us. We might be projecting something onto our kids that is all about us and has nothing to do with them.

Q: Which one of your kids is the hardest for you to deal with?

Reminder! A child is not responsible to comfort an adult.

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