@demek
🙋🏻♀️ *We talk a lot about teaching 👩🏻🏫, correcting, and shaping our children… 👧🏻🧒🏻 but none of it lands without connection.*
A child doesn’t follow guidance because we’re bigger, louder, or in charge.
*They follow it because they feel safe with us.*
...because the relationship matters to them.
... because their nervous system is steady enough in our presence to actually hear what we’re saying.
*Connection* isn’t the soft alternative to discipline — it’s the foundation that makes discipline meaningful.
When a child feels understood, they’re more open. 💝
💁🏻♀️ When they feel respected, they’re more receptive.
💁🏻♀️ When they feel valued, they’re more willing to trust our lead.
That’s why the real work happens before the instruction ever leaves our mouth 🗣️ — in the tone we use, the presence we offer, the relationship we choose to protect.
Because guidance only really sticks when a child feels anchored
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