My husband and I are both extremely conflict-avoidant and we've built this beautiful peaceful life together, but our 8-year-old is naturally confrontational and we have no idea how to parent someone so different from us without crushing their spirit.
More people experience this than they realize.
Parents must learn to model and teach skills they themselves have never developed, while honoring a temperament foreign to their own.
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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.