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Don’t mind me, just over here healing my inner child by reading parenting books. If you’re reading this as a parent, you’ll likely find the topical chapters helpful (e.g., lying, sleep). I want to keep replacing the language of shame and “disrespect” with the language of understanding and self-compassion.

Reading these books on authoritative parenting reinforces my certainty that children are worthy of love and respect as full humans, and many of us weren’t raised with that belief. However, I also want to keep learning. There are parts that still feel coercive, and I want to keep rooting them out.