Parenting from the Inside Out
by Daniel J. Siegel and Mary Hartzell
How your own childhood shapes your parenting, and how making sense of your story changes what you pass on. Denser than Siegel's later books and foundational.
Read it if…
you keep reacting to your kids in ways you swore you never would.
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Skip it if…
you want quick tips.
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Three things you will actually use
- Make sense of your story.
- Coherent narrative predicts secure kids.
- Reflection changes reaction.
Do this first
Write the story of your own childhood in two pages and notice the gaps.
Our verdict
Your story, their security.
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