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#45: If you’re stricter with one child than the other, then...
There you are: Your voice snaps at one child for a minor mess, but the other’s chaos goes unchecked. Are you unknowingly playing favorites?
We dig into the unsettling truth behind stricter parenting—how your own self-doubt and discomfort with a child’s differences fuel uneven rules.
From clothes strewn by an eight-year-old to a teen’s maddening empty milk carton, rigid expectations can trap you in bias. Worse, your self-criticism might be punishing the child who mirrors you most.
We share raw stories of overcoming inner harshness and offer a lifeline: embrace discomfort to break free.
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