Simone Davies

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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children · TPP 147: Simone Davies Talks About the Montessori Philosophy and Differently Wired Kids · 5 Mar 2019 podcast

I really want to make sure that you're okay and I'll sit with you until you've calmed down.

You know, so it's also modeling that that and it makes the other family feel safe as well.

And

after.

Yeah.

And also like consciously realize that if you go into a situation thinking my child's gonna bite someone, they pick up our negative energy.

So we also are really like it's nice to just sit on the ground, feel like you're nearby, like to support them.

But you don't have to feel anxious because they'll just pick up this anxiety and then, you know, add pressure to the situation as well.

Um, so it is, it's more I always say to parents if they come to my parent workshops, this is a long-term approach.

So if you want a quick fix, you know, you're welcome to leave.

And people don't because they realize that they're building trust with their child that they will need as their child grows.

So um I'm lucky to be on the other side, which now my children are 18 and 16 and I can see that they know that I'm not going to punish them if they've done something wrong, but I will make them take responsibility for it.

So I don't give them the easy option out, but I'm there to support them and they're having a hard time and then we'll work out a way to solve the problem and take responsibility if needed.

And I think it's just a such a

You know, you raise responsible human beings then, as opposed to acting out of compliance because they're scared that they'll get punished, or even worse, that they end up thinking, How can I get away with this?

I'm gonna find a way around you.

And that's what threats and bribes and you know, punishments end up happening in the end.

I always just think of myself like the only time I got a detention, I didn't tell everyone, oh, I feel so bad because I did that and I really should have done.

something else.

I was just like, What a mean teacher.

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