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Amanda Diekman
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“So, we created a house rule around screens: “We can choose when to use our screens without shame or limits.” This opened up conversation about shame, how it leads us to hide, to sneak, and to worry that we are bad for the choices we make. I got to tell my precious little ones that they never need to hide their passions and loves from me, no matter how different they may seem.9 “All of you is safe with me,” I said, thinking ahead to teenage years and adulthood when these small people will be big, with the freedom to decide whether they will trust me with their secrets or not, whether they will come to me when life comes crashing down, or not. By naming shame early, and rooting out these corrosive beliefs that the things they loved made them bad, my hope is that when their loves and passions get bigger, they will continue to trust me to hold it without shaming them.”
― Low-Demand Parenting: Dropping Demands, Restoring Calm, and Finding Connection with your Uniquely Wired Child
― Low-Demand Parenting: Dropping Demands, Restoring Calm, and Finding Connection with your Uniquely Wired Child
“The rules I played by for 38 years didn’t need to bind me anymore. They never made me feel alive. They weren’t written for me. And it’s my job to rewrite the story so my children get to thrive, starting with our little family, our world. I used to believe that kids desperately need to know that adults are in charge, and that if I wavered or backed down, I would do irreparable harm. Now I believe that kids desperately need to know that their adults are with them, that we see and honor their effort, and that we can change for them. Now I let my children off the hook all the time, and in their eyes I see myself without a mask. Unafraid to break the rules. Unconcerned about being liked. Because I like the woman I see through their eyes—a strong and courageous mother who will transform the world for them. To stand with your child, just as they are, in radical acceptance, is one of the hardest things a parent can do.”
― Low-Demand Parenting: Dropping Demands, Restoring Calm, and Finding Connection with your Uniquely Wired Child
― Low-Demand Parenting: Dropping Demands, Restoring Calm, and Finding Connection with your Uniquely Wired Child
“The point is to define the demands, even the little, tiny ones, figure out why you are enforcing those demands and why they matter, listen to your child, and then drop as many as you can to bring stability to your household.”
― Low-Demand Parenting: Dropping Demands, Restoring Calm, and Finding Connection with your Uniquely Wired Child
― Low-Demand Parenting: Dropping Demands, Restoring Calm, and Finding Connection with your Uniquely Wired Child
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