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Out of Control by Shefali Tsabary — WisdomDeck honest review
Honest review · Parenting

Out of Control

by Shefali Tsabary

Tsabary's case against traditional discipline and for connection-based limits. Short and provocative.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Discipline is teaching, not punishing.
  2. Connection first.
  3. Boundaries with presence.

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Against punishment.

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