There is a phrase that has quietly changed the way a lot of parents think about their children’s behaviour: Your child is not giving you a hard time. Their body is having one. It sounds simple. The shift it creates is anything but. What the Phrase Is Really Saying Behaviour doesn’t come from nowhere. Every …
If you’ve tried every parenting strategy in the book and nothing sticks — this might be why. Most behaviour strategies are designed for behaviour. Consequence charts, reward systems, logical outcomes. These tools assume the child’s thinking brain is online and available. When big feelings are involved, it often isn’t. Big feelings are not a behaviour …