When Your Child Needs A Hug Not A Lecture

As a mom I can be a little too passionate about instructing my children on how to be the best they can be. As a result I often forget that sometimes my kids just need a hug, not a lecture. This is an excerpt fromThe Passionate Momon my failure to listen and respond in a way that is comforting and encouraging to my children:

It really helps to remember that you are listening with thepurpose of trying to understand your child. Your listeningshould be processing but not necessarily forming a resp...