How To Raise A Kid Who Feels Truly, Completely Safe

5 Rules For When You Fight In Front Of The Kids ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Oct. 6, 2023 Do you make your kids feel safe? It seems like a simple question answered resolutely by the fact that your kid holds you close or cuddles tightly in new or stressful situations. But feeling safe is a much wider concept than that — and the minor anxieties that kids deal with constantly can easily upend that feeling, especially when their safety is put to question by their parent. So how do parents make their kids feel safe? Yelling without an apology would obviously throw them into confusion. There’s no coming back from spanking (just don’t do it). And taking the young one on a roller coaster they aren’t begging for would probably be unwise. But felt safety is more than just protecting kids from scary situations. It’s about something else entirely: making them feel seen. PARENTING [How To Raise A Kid Who Feels Truly, Completely Safe]( Kids who feel like there’s no safety net spend their mental energy being hypervigilant [instead of learning and growing.]( [Read This Story]( Children’s perception of how safe their parents are is deeply connected to whether they feel seen by their parents as their true selves. FURTHER READING [How To Comfort A Child After Mom Or Dad Gets Angry]( [Resilient Kids Come From Parents Who Do These 8 Things]( [5 Rules For When You Fight In Front Of The Kids]( ADVICE [How To Vent To Your Friends Without Bringing Them Down]( There’s a fine line between venting and becoming a burden. Here’s [how to walk it.]( [Read This Story]( SHARING IS CARING [Netflix Password Sharing Is Over, But You Can Still Share On These Streaming Services]( Long live [sharing with friends.]( [Read This Story]( LGBTQ+ [Anti-Trans Laws Hurt All Kids. Here’s How.]( From parental rights bills to book bans, [anti-trans attacks have seriously harmful effects on cisgender kids too.]( [Read This Story]( DAD BOD [Burn 1,000 Calories In This No-Holds-Barred Workout]( Can you [make it through?]( [Read This Story]( Follow us on: [Want to Advertise With Us? Get in Touch.]( You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive communications from BDG Media. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely [unsubscribe](. Or to manage preferences click [here]( BDG Media, Inc. · 315 Park Ave. South · New York, NY 10010 · USA Copyright 2023 BDG Media, Inc. All rights reserved.