We don’t mean to raise people-pleasers… but we do, one tiny sentence at a time.
“Everyone is looking at you.”
“What will they think?”
“Stop crying.”
“What did your friend get?”

Little by little, kids learn to tune out their own voice and tune into everyone else’s.

My new blog is about how that happens — and how we can help our children build confidence, courage, and a strong inner voice instead. 💛✨

We teach children facts and rules, but forget to help them discover who they are.

Today I learned that sometimes the best thing we can do as parents is not make it better.
Just be there.
New blog: How Kids See Us - The Broken Pot.