Babies don’t have the skills necessary to communicate or imagine consequences. Even when we understand what they are trying to say, we aren’t always able to meet their demands.
Sometimes kids are a little wound up when they come home. Let your child be the boss during this transition. It will set the stage for cooperation later in the evening.
We say horrible things, grab too hard, react too strongly, and hurt the ones we love most. There are moments we can’t take back, no matter how fervently we wish to erase them. How do we move on, learn from our mistakes and earn forgiveness?