What To Do When Theyre Just Like You
Are your child\u2019s most annoying traits disconcertingly familiar, because they are also your own? And are those qualities- anxiety, competitiveness, impatience, even hatred of loud chewing- baked in the cake? Or have our children learned how to be impossible simply by living with us?\n\xa0Ellie Grossman says when our kids are driving us nuts, it\u2019s always best to look within for answers:\n\nThe trick is to find our child\u2019s greatest strength hidden inside his or her worst quality. The first step is to look at ourselves in the mirror. Where do you think our child\u2019s mishegas comes from in the first place?\n\nKeeping this in mind, we also love Wendy Mogel\u2019s writing about the \u201cyetser hara,\u201d that part of all children\u2019s personalities that is both the source of all parental exasperation and the essential spark of our children\u2019s greatness. Read more here:\nEmily Bazelon for The New York Times: So The Torah is a Parenting Guide? \nWendy Mogel, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Using Timeless Teachings to Raise Self-Reliant Children\nSpecial thanks to our listener Michelle for suggesting this topic! Do you have an idea for an upcoming episode? Leave us a comment below, send us an email, or click the Speakpipe on the right-hand edge of our website to leave us a voice message.\nThis week\u2019s episode is brought to you by Barkbox. Barkbox is a monthly surprise of dog toys, treats and goodies. Amy\u2019s kids absolutely loved helping Marshmallow choose among the many delights in her \u201cKnights of the Hound Table\u201d themed shipment. What Fresh Hell listeners can get a free Barkbox when signing up for a 6 or 12-month plan (and support our podcast!) by using our special code: barkbox.com/laughing.\n\xa0\n\xa0\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices