Hi,

I think it's the way most parents would choose to raise their children. Because we love our children, and want them to be happy. We know how we like to be treated by others, and that's how we treat our children. We want respect. We want to be heard, and we want to know that others care for us, even when they have to point out where we might be making mistakes. It's all on the same spectrum. Unfortunately, many of us have had so little to do with children, and at the mercy of those who say "we should" do this and that - we are taught to ignore our inner voice. We are taught not to have empathy for our children - who are the dearest things to us, and are encouraged to treat our children a little harshly some-times believeing it will be "for their own good". Most of us find, however, a gentle empathic, loving approach works better - we are on the same team, in the end, not working against each ofther
Warm Regards
Barb