Your defensive attitude suggests that you are not open to change and put yourself before your children. The point of the article is to be understanding, attentive and respectful to children & how they feel, because they are not you, & you shouldn't try to turn them into you. Let them be themselves. Nurture their differences by being adaptable.
I disagree with some of these ideas. I think that as parents we start our own language with our kids. A lot of these ideas seem too long for me and I don't think that my children will understand it. It's too adult for them. They need to know clear "yes" and "no."
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