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Scenario

When accommodation becomes avoidance

I let my thirteen-year-old stay home from school when she said kids were being mean but now she wants to stay home every time something is difficult.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Compassionate responses to genuine distress can inadvertently teach children to escape rather than cope with life's inevitable challenges.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Authoritative vs. authoritarian parenting?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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