Should young children be shielded from the word 'no'? Nell Frizzell (a parent herself) explores the trend in parenting to minimise the word 'no'...

Its an interesting Q. but partially submerged within it is the question of how do children who've seen 'no' de-emphasised go on to deal with the issue of consent?

We already know young men seem to think 'no' really means 'yes' when it comes to sexual relations.... are we storing up more gender troubles?

#gender #parenting
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/dec/07/mummy-would-prefer-you-not-to-do-that-how-no-became-a-dirty-word-in-parenting

It was my daughter’s leavers assembly for primary school today. Afterwards, she broke down in tears because she thought that as she didn’t win an award we would think she didn’t work hard enough and that she wasn’t good enough. These are the struggles that our autistic and neurodivergent kids live with. #adhd #autism #parenting she is so brave, kind and compassionate, and that’s all we ever ask of her.