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‘Nobody loves me’: Expert shares a counterintuitive way to respond to your child’s self-pity

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Mary Grass , a behavior analyst and a parent coach, shares a counterintuitive way to respond to your child’s self-pity.

Instead of immediately reassuring her daughter that she is loved, Grass provides her with space to understand her feelings.

Grass: "I don't want to reinforce that pouting. I want her to name her feelings".

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55

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53

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22

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informal

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English

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37

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not offensive

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medium-lived

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