No one gives you a manual for being a parent. There is no guidebook for discipline either. No one tells you that correcting your child can send you on an emotional roller coaster you were never prepared for. One moment you feel confident in your decision, and the next you are questioning everything. Anger. Sadness. Regret. Confusion. Sometimes all at once. My oldest child is a teenager now, and after years of parenting, I am finally learning this. Discipline does … [Read more...]
How to Apologize to Your Child: Breaking Generational Cycles
Some parents don't believe in apologizing to children. But in my opinion, children are people too, and they have feelings. When parents learn to apologize, they begin modeling what healthy relationships look like for their children. My parents are Jamaican, and I grew up in an era of children must know their place. As a child, you basically had no rights. You did as your parents said, even if it didn't make sense. You didn't dare question them, or tell them … [Read more...]