It can be difficult for a parent to provide structure and boundaries for his child while simultaneously offering collaborative communication and emotional alignment and connection. How can a parent achieve this? Balancing structure and connection is a basic goal we can move toward but is impossible ever to fully achieve. As parents learn to balance their own emotions without swinging between feelings of guilt and feelings of anger toward their child they are better able to give their child both nurture and structure. Being kind and empathic toward yourself can help you not get overly involved
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