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The Control Conundrum

The Art and Science of Mom: The Autonomy-Supportive Diaries

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Emily Edlynn
May 09, 2023
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I didn’t truly understand what my book was about until I finished writing it. It took ten months of researching, thinking, and writing to realize the whole point of a book about autonomy-supportive parenting isn’t really autonomy-supportive parenting. It’s about control.

The reality is that we want to feel in control as parents, and we usually don’t. Fee…

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