"Come on, hurry up, we didn't make it to school!", "But do you want to walk faster?", "You've been tying your shoelaces for half an hour!", "But why are you so slow?" ..
Becoming a mother has made me question many things about "old-fashioned" parenting and authoritarianism as an educational method. One of them is the apparent impossibility of making mistakes that some parents showed, in addition to apologizing to their children, either for being vulnerable or for fear of losing their respect.
There is a phrase that I have always liked and that as a result of becoming a mother made a 'click' inside me. It is the one that says: "love me when I least deserve it, because it will be when I need it most."
Adolescence is a stage full of many changes and challenges for everyone, and for this reason, it is important that as parents we do the same to reach this age by having a close bond with our children, to support and accompany them in the best possible way.
We are living a year that will undoubtedly go down in history. The world suddenly stopped and millions of families around the planet have had to change our rhythm of life because of the coronavirus, initiating a quarantine that so far does not seem to have an end date, while we do everything possible to adapt to this new way. to live.
"I am very impatient," I told myself for many years. To this day I still say it, but only in certain situations. Standing waiting for my turn, for example, reduces my patience with each passing minute.
Positive parenting is a way of raising children based on respect, empathy and a loving attitude towards them, as well as consistency and discipline. Calm, understanding and communication are its pillars as opposed to yelling, anger and punishment.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
