Flexible Parenting: Letting Go of Control and Attuning to Your Child's Needs
Roxy Manning
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2m 52s
Not Attached to Strategy with Roxy ManningRoxy Manning, Certified NVC Trainer: Roxy Manning discusses the tendency to get attached to certain parenting strategies for control and emphasizes the importance of attuning to the child's needs rather than imposing fixed ideas of right or wrong. Using a personal example of being labeled a "bad child" for taking off uncomfortable dresses, Roxy highlights the need to observe and understand the child's perspective. She stresses the importance of moving away from rigid ideas about the perfect strategy and instead focusing on what is happening in the moment to better address both the child's and the parent's needs. Roxy encourages flexibility in parenting strategies and urges parents to check in on their motivations for seeking control.
Keywords:
- Roxanne Manning
- Roxy Manning
- NVC parenting
- strategies
- needs
- judgement
- control
- attune
- right wrong
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