Hugging Without Talking: Building Emotional Resilience
Autonomy-Supportive Parenting Diaries
When I asked the insightful nine-year-old sitting in front me in my office what helps her feel better after her angry outbursts, she said, “my sister talks to me and says things that help, and sometimes she hugs me without saying anything and that helps the most.”
She had no idea how much I needed to hear that.
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