tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871823249683469928.post4053110109069527106..comments2023-09-09T06:50:20.652-07:00Comments on Consciously Parenting: Time for feelingsRebecca Thompson, M.S., MFThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03881608451307053262noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7871823249683469928.post-18759541640839503442009-05-06T16:43:00.000-07:002009-05-06T16:43:00.000-07:00I sure agree with you in principle....but in pract...I sure agree with you in principle....but in practice it can OFTEN occur that spending the connecting time with one child can seriously upset or frighten another. For example, the after school hours are horrid! This week my daughter Anastasia has had a particular need for connection time, but today she arrived at the office in near-meltdown at the very moment I was supposed to be leaving to get my 16 year old with abandonment fears. If I don't get to the teen on time HE melts down. As it was I tried to cut the difference - give her a little, him a little and ended up with both of them screaming. Once children get into school and there are all these additional deadlines - be it homework that must be done, picking up a friend, arriving at practice, or doing some sort of performance....then it seems like all hell is breaking lose on a daily basis.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.com