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honest 1 of 2 Adjective
hon·â€‹est Ëˆä-nÉ™st 

    1 a: free from fraud or deception: LEGITIMATE, TRUTHFUL

          -an honest plea

          -an honest presentation of facts

Underneath everything your child does and says there is a reason. Your child is learning how to identify what they feel, want and need and how to meet that need.

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As parents, one of our (many) primary jobs is to help our children learn how to effectively and appropriately meet their needs in a way that respects others and themselves. That first requires helping our children

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...Find the Honest place 

The Honest Places Underneath

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Dear Parent,

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"Do the work."

 

Working with kids and teens is not easy. Spend any time around a child and you will quickly come to notice that raising children is not for the faint of heart. You will find yourself feeling emotions you never expected to feel, and doing and saying things that you never thought you would do and say....

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The Purpose of Emotion and the Role of Shame

How shame defends and blocks the movement of meeting needs

We all need to feel...

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Seen

"I need you to see my strengths"

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Heard

"I need to have a voice and let my voice be known."

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Noticed

"I need you to take notice of me, especially when I am in distress."

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Known

"I need to be known by you in all of my flaws and imperfections."

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Embraced

"I need to know that I will be fully embraced by you in all my good, bad and ugly."

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Kids Have 
Rights, too

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