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Building a better future for our world without violence done through parenting. Here are some of the legal, moral, and ethical considerations.
Why kids lie is a natural part of child development as they learn to sort out facts from imagination. As they grow, some see lying as a way to get what they want, avoid punishment, and others as a way to survive. Learning how to deal positively and restoratively is our job as parents. As always, Choose Love and end lying.
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Louise Raven · March 9, 2023 at 9:10 pm
I started using your parenting paradigm when my adopted kids were 3 and 5…it works wonderfully. My kids are now 21 and 22 and the 21 year old has two children of her own. I am the primary caregiver of the 2.5 year old and the father is primary with the 5 month old. My daughter has a FASD with the multiple problems associated with that. She panics when she can’t find her phone or when it does not work. It is her anxiety soother and (I believe) partly her anxiety cause. She seems not able to put the phone down so that leaves me to be the baby connection. The 2 year old sometimes bites her mom and I presume it is because she needs Mom’s attention. I often misplace my phone and it doesn’t really matter to me. I wish she had the ability to put her phone away but it seems not. We all do what we can.
David Durovy · March 10, 2023 at 7:12 pm
Thank you, Louise, for your thoughts. I am delighted to hear of your efforts with love-based family-centered parenting. I am guessing that you read the Smart Phone article I just sent out yesterday. For too many people, their phones are their security blanket of sorts. Phones are not bad and, in fact, offer us many benefits. As always, there is a darker side that keeps us from engaging with our presence in relationships all too often. Yes, doing what we can with what we have is a good strategy. Love, David