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You Can’t Teach Manners by Being Rude
Picture this. You’re out at a cafe, having a great time with friends and family, you go to order your lunch and […]
Category: Parenting
What Respectful Parenting Looks Like: A Day in the Life
If you’ve never experienced anything but mainstream authoritarian parenting, then it’s hard to imagine different. Autonomy? Freedom? Won’t kids just ‘run wild’? […]
15 Habits of Respectful Parents
“We don’t yet know, above all, what the world might be like if children were to grow up without being subjected to […]
I tried freedom… but it didn’t work
‘I tried letting my children choose their own bedtime, but they didn’t sleep when I wanted them to.’ ‘I tried respecting my […]
Shame-filled School
When I was 6 years old I missed a few days of school at the start of term because we were on […]
Please Don’t Praise Me
“Wow! That’s really good jumping!” “Ugh, I’m on a trampoline don’t you know? It’s not hard.” Those awkward moments when your kids […]