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The relational approach we take to setting limits has a huge impact on how our children experience those limits AND how they experience their relationship with us. Boundary setting with our children is not about using pain as a teacher, it’s about making sure they are safe and healthy as they develop their own capacity to make choices for themselves. Will they always respect the limits, structure and boundaries we set? Nope. Does that mean they need us to inflict some loss and pain? Nope. It mea

This is video 1 in an ongoing series I am doing, showcasing compassionate boundary setting. I will be acting out a variety of parenting scenarios and with examples for different ages and stages and personalities. Our kids need our empathy and emotional support and they need our structures, limits, and guidance. I think of it as the soft and sturdy approach to parenting. “I care deeply about what you feel, AND I am going to hold certain limits and expectations because I also care about your growt