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The Pressure to Do Something (and Learning Not To)
When our teens or adult children are struggling, uncertain, or making choices we cannot control, the pressure to step in and do something can feel overwhelming. We may call it love or parental responsibility, but sometimes it is anxiety urging us to fix, rescue, or force a conversation before the time is right.
In this episode of Parenting Through the Hard, I explore what it means to pause instead of react, wait without abandoning our children, and recognize when fear is setting the pace of our parenting. I reflect on the difference between wise waiting and avoidance, the discomfort of…
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