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Why Some Ages Trigger Us More Than Others as Parents

I can calm down my toddler's tantrums but when my teenager melts down I completely lose it and yell back at her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Different developmental stages can activate different wounds in parents, revealing where our own growth was interrupted.

Ideas that help explain it
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