I often talk about our “Relationship Bank Accounts”. We have several – with each of the members of our family, in various combinations, and with our friends and acquaintances. The currency in those Bank Accounts is Connection, and we need to be making deposits regularly, in small and big ways.
That’s because the challenges in life (including setting a limit) eat up Connection Credit. Those challenges can be personal, within our family, or can come from outside the family.
And good sense of connection will also help your child through times when big feelings are getting in the way of their ability to think, or their ability to make workable decisions, or stay out of trouble. So how does this Bank Account work?