Amber J’s Reviews > Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be > Status Update

My whole issue with this is making the assumption that you know exactly what your child (or other person) is feeling. I think it’s easier to assume what a child is feeling, but I feel weird telling him what he’s feeling. Like what if I’m wrong? And now he’s learned the incorrect words for that feeling?? Maybe I’m overthinking it.

“Connection First” which, I generally do connect, but I can’t say I do that first. I need to work on my initial reactions to a behavior.