@elliecrose I just wish she didn’t explain herself. Susie, you knew your truth! Stick to it confidently and walk the hell away with your head held higher!
Don’t ever say a child is “just” playing. That s like saying a surgeon is “just” operating or a pilot is “just” flying an airplane. Play is the essence of being a child. #parenting
The more a child sees that his or her misbehavior “upsets” a parent, the more the child will misbehave, but not by choice. The parent’s loss of balance creates an unresolved issue, which the child is driven to resolve by doing more of the same. #parenting
My mother expected me to play outside, weather permitting, and she defined “weather permitting” very liberally. I played with other children who’d been kicked out of their houses. Being out from “underfoot” was great for both mothers and their kids! #parenting