Author Archives: Paige Lucas-Stannard
About The Author: Paige Lucas-Stannard
Parenting Gently
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Paige is a parenting educator and writer and the founder of ParentingGently.com, which offers resources to help progressive parents find their authentic voices and implement respectful, values-based (and fun!) parenting in their homes. Her new book, Gender Neutral Parenting: Raising kids with the freedom to be themselves, explores raising kids without gender stereotypes.
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Redefining Misbehavior Part II: The Need For Connection
One of Bettner’s Four C’s of human needs is Connectedness. “Misbehavior” is often a result of a child feeling disconnected. A parent creates disconnection with their child when they give no attention, partial attention, or doesn’t meet agreements for alone time. Conversely, a parent meets the need for connection by providing positive, loving attention. MORE
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Redefining Misbehavior Part I: What is Misbehavior?
What is this thing that occupies the minds’ of parents we call “misbehavior”? What defines misbehavior and is there another way of looking at it? This is part 1 of a series looking at misbehavior and what drives it. MORE