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Scenario

How fear of abuse prevents appropriate roughness

My friends think I'm too gentle with my kids and need to toughen them up but I'm terrified of crossing into abuse.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Trauma awareness creates hypervigilance that may deprive children of the very experiences that build confidence and resilience.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Physical play — rough-and-tumble?”

Peri

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