| I'm here on this Friday, thinking about Meghan Leahy's column this week. She is keen on making sure her columns hit various ages and stages, but sometimes I think "Oh, I dunno, maybe this thing about 2-year-olds and tantrums won't be interesting to enough people." I'm so silly sometimes. I read it and there was, for instance, this: Here is the hard part of parenting: If you take the gentle — yet firm — road, it will take longer, but your 2-year-old will stop biting. She will find new ways to express herself, because it's safe to do so with her caretakers. I could hear this: Here is the hard part of parenting: If you take the gentle - yet firm- road, it will take longer, but your tween will... [I'll leave this part to your imagination.] He will find new ways to express himself, because it's safe to do so with caretakers. That's what we all want, right? A child, tween, teen who will feel safe telling us what's going on, what they are worried about, how they messed up, even ask for help with homework. There is so much parenting advice out there. Tricks, tips, practices. But if you follow a parenting philosophy like this, where you realize quick fixes aren't actually fixes, where patience and a firm, yet gentle, approach can only bring you closer and help raise a good human, well, even columns about 2-year-olds are helpful. Read on for more parenting content from us and other sections of the Post. And have a great weekend, would you? Perspective ● By Meghan Leahy and Amy Joyce ● Read more » | | | By Hannah Natanson, Kim Mueller and Steven Burkholder ● Read more » | | | |
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