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Blackbeard wrote

I found this article incredibly informative and helpful. My natural inclination is to let my kid do what they feel they need to do, so long as it's not putting them into some immediate danger, of course. I try to be cool and let them say what they want without fear of punishment, scolding, or shame. This is a hard world to navigate for an adult, I can only imagine what it's like for somebody with almost no clue on how to behave in the broader world. The part I have the hardest time with is letting them be free to be themselves, while I also helping them understand the society we live in. What is acceptable with me, in our house, does not always get the same reception by society at large. While I am willing to accept their refusal to do something at home, and understand that defiance is perfectly normal, their preschool teacher doesn't necessarily feel the same way (though it is a Montessori preschool, so there is greater freedom than in most traditional schools). I love the way the Inuit culture treats children, but our culture just isn't the same, and that's rather challenging.

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