Sarah

“A child’s job in a family system is to explore and learn, through experiencing and expressing their emotions and wants.”
― Becky Kennedy, Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Resilient Parenting Prioritizing Connection Over Correction

“Finding the good inside can often come from asking ourselves one simple question: “What is my most generous interpretation of what just happened?”
― Becky Kennedy, Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Resilient Parenting Prioritizing Connection Over Correction

“Multiplicity is what allows two people to get along and feel close—they each know that their experience will be accepted as true and explored as important, even if those experiences are different. Building strong connections relies on the assumption that no one is right in the absolute, because understanding, not convincing, is what makes people feel secure in a relationship.”
― Becky Kennedy, Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Resilient Parenting Prioritizing Connection Over Correction

“many parents see behavior as the measure of who our kids are, rather than using behavior as a clue to what our kids might need.”
― Becky Kennedy, Good Inside: A Practical Guide to Resilient Parenting Prioritizing Connection Over Correction