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Correction Isn’t Connection

If correction becomes the main way a child receives your attention, do not be surprised when they start avoiding your attention 💔 Short answers, hiding mistakes, staying quiet, walking away, all of that may not be attitude. It may be self-protection. Children need guidance, but they also need moments where your voice does not feel like a spotlight. Do your kids relax around you, or do they feel like they are always being checked?

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