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[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Sometimes your kid is doing something you feel like you should correct. Ask yourself this question.

“Is or may this behavior cause actual harm to themselves or anyone else?”

If the answer is no ask yourself:

“Are you already exhausted?”

Energy is a limited resource, even more so for a parent. You have are responsible for your child well being. That means in a time of actual crisis you need the energy to make the right decisions.

Sometimes (definitely not always) Learn to converse your energy by looking the other way if they are not causing actual problem.

Examples are Playing with food, coloring on papers there not supposed to color on but you didn't still need and some forms of tantrums.