One of the most common questions I hear from parents is this: “What if my child tells me something—and I react wrong?”
It’s a real fear. And it makes sense.
We love our kids. We want to protect them. So when something confusing, uncomfortable, or alarming comes up, our nervous systems can jump straight into overdrive. But prevention work teaches us something important, over and over again:
How we respond matters just as much as what our child tells us.
Because our reaction teaches them what to do next. [Continue Reading]