Tag: parenthood

  • Why I Stopped Telling My Child to ‘Take a Deep Breath’

    Why I Stopped Telling My Child to ‘Take a Deep Breath’

    “Just take a deep breath.”It’s something I’ve said to my kids countless times, sometimes calmly, sometimes through gritted teeth.And for years, I really believed that’s what they needed. A deep breath, a moment of calm, a reset.But the truth? It rarely helped in the heat of the moment. And the more I said it, the…