Susan Stiffelman
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353 appearances
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first heard Oct 2019
last heard Oct 2019
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And in your community I know that there are parents of children who do struggle sometimes to fit in or be accepted.
And so
This can be a very sensitive area and it calls for tremendous amounts of compassion and empathy and understanding, which I'm sure your parents are showing up with.
And
Sometimes it just means slowing things down and being present with our own.
sadness or grief or discomfort that this is yet another situation where our child may
Face.
some ostracism or some judgment or some, you know, ridicule.
We can't
Pave the way for our kids through life.
in a way that prevents them from bumping up against the unkindnesses or cruelty of other children or of other people.
But what we can do is convey to them
Our confidence and belief that they're
Capable of dealing with whatever comes their way.
And so when we try and fix things and rearrange the world for our kids so that they
don't have negative experiences, in one way we're conveying, I don't have faith in your capacity to cope with this.
Whereas when we say, gosh, honey, this just sounds like it, oh, I feel so bad for you.
I can see where this might be yet another time, especially Joanna, she can be so awful.
Ugh, I feel for you with all of that.
But we're not saying let's do this or let me call her mother or why don't I get them to see a different movie.
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