INGREDIENTS
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burrito size tortilla
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simple syrup
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won ton wraps
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caviar alternative
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part skim ricotta
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brewed House Blend
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natural spices
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long pasta
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ready to use piecrust
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the way to end power struggles
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now let me warn you… what i'm to share
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it requires a new way of thinking your parenting
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still
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what causes power struggles
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it's not our child's fears that cause power struggles
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fear that if i don't “make” my child listen to me
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lack responsibility over her actions
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fear. fear. fear
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it assumes that our children aren't naturally
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we try to control our children because we fear that it's the only way to raise capable
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we have to stop viewing our relationship
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i'm proposing another way of parenting entirely
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instead of nothing but fear in our parenting
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trust in the goodness of our children
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trust in our child's true desire to model the behaviors that they see in us
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trust that just because a child doesn't listen
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trust that we
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what's the number one way to end power struggles
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give up the control
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seriously
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i know what you are wondering…how can this possibly be effective? how will my child ever listen to what i say if i don't maintain control over him
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remember: trust
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you can trust that all the work you are doing and the virtues you are modeling daily will add up
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because that is exactly what they have seen you do over the years
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what does giving up control look like
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model helpfulness. model altruism. do what you wish your child would do
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say out loud: “it looks like it's
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if we as adults are allowed to have bad days
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all i am suggesting is that you extend to your child the same grace that you want others to give you when you are struggling
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besides giving up control
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connect
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connection is the glue that holds your relationship together. children who are more connected to their parents simply behave better
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be a problem solver
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i know
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if i give up control
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your neighbor walk all over you
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if we let go of control and model being gracious
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the connection and the trust you are building every day sets the foundation