Simply sitting back and observing in a general crowd with children it becomes clear so quickly that children seemingly require permission to be human by so many adults. To cry. To make mistakes. To go to the toilet. To have a hard time. To feel heard. To be excited. To be scared. To feel safe. […]
What I learned being hit as a child
Being a respectful parent, who doesn’t use punishment and who is surrounded by other like minded parents as friends, I forget that it’s still common practice for many parents to discipline using force. Whether you call it smacking, swatting, tapping, etc. I’m talking about using physical force to punish a child or ‘teach them a […]
