Lean Into Your Parenting Fears

IMPACT: Parenting with Perspective · Feb 17, 2022 · 26m

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Most People Move Away From Fear

It's natural as human beings to want to move away from fear.

Fear is usually uncomfortable, and most humans try to move away from and avoid discomfort.

In the past, moving away from fear served us very well, both as a species and also individually.

As a species, moving away from scary animals and circumstances helped keep our species alive.

As individuals, avoiding scary things has helped keep you comfortable and safe.

Avoiding scary situations is a natural response.

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