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Terry's avatar

Dr. James Dobson wrote a book about The Strong Willed Child, also the author of Dare to Discipline. It was in the former, I think, that he talked about breaking the will without breaking the spirit. He had a great illustration about the parent telling "Johnny" to go to bed...

Anyway, I sort of wonder about Ash's upbringing. 🙏

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Jenna McCarthy's avatar

I can’t remember if it was from one of those books, but that phrase was part of our parenting for sure. When our girls were being defiant, I would always say, “that conviction will serve you well in the world, but it doesn’t serve you well in this house.“ 😉

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