Re: [Unschooling-Discussion] Digest Number 3858
Paula Sjogerman
on 7/23/03 12:06 PM, [email protected] at
[email protected] wrote:
it's more than a parenthetical thought.
Kids can be very different. For some, the above is true. For others, not so
much. Just like Pam's post talked about how each of her girls needed
something different when they melted down, the same can be true of reasons
to have a tantrum.
One of my kids almost never lost it and when she did wanted close contact
with me. One lost it very often, not because he wasn't listened to, just
went straight to it. He wanted no contact, no talking. That's the beauty of
mindful parenting, giving each child what they need.
Paula
[email protected] wrote:
> a tantrum is the last resort of a child who isn't beingI know you mentioned sensitive kids at the end of your post, but I think
> heard. They've gone through the skills they know to tell us they want
> something and we're ignoring them or not taking them seriously or not
> understanding. They don't have anything left but to melt down in supreme
> frustration.
it's more than a parenthetical thought.
Kids can be very different. For some, the above is true. For others, not so
much. Just like Pam's post talked about how each of her girls needed
something different when they melted down, the same can be true of reasons
to have a tantrum.
One of my kids almost never lost it and when she did wanted close contact
with me. One lost it very often, not because he wasn't listened to, just
went straight to it. He wanted no contact, no talking. That's the beauty of
mindful parenting, giving each child what they need.
Paula