Michaeleen Doucleff, Author of Hunt, Gather, Parent, tells us the story of the time her 6yo grabbed the fine champagne glasses and Michaeleen wanted to respond in anger, "Hey, put those back! You're going to break them." But instead, she gave her child the benefit of the doubt.
Dr. Michaeleen Doucleff, the author of Hunt, Gather, Parent, tells us a story about how she almost assumed the worst about her 6-year old daughter when she was using the fine champagne glasses. Before responding in anger, she caught herself and asked, "What's your plan for those?"
Thankfully she did, because her daughter was planning to make a "special drink" for Michaeleen's birthday.
Likewise, Jun tells a story about how he saw his daughters wrestling on top of a table. His natural reaction was to react in anger, "Stop what you're doing! You're hurting each other." Instead, he asked his children, "What's going on over there?" Turned out, the 4yo was trying to save the 2yo from falling off the table.
Learn more about Michaeleen and her book, Hunt, Gather, Parent here: https://michaeleendoucleff.com/