A recipe by:  Ann Corwin, Ph.D.

Ingredients…

#1 Understanding how you were mothered.

#2 Deciding how you want to mother?

#3 Setting goals for your child’s scrapbook.

#4Teach your child all the lessons you wish you would have learned.

#5 Don’t be afraid to learn from your children.

#6 Comfort them with boundaries and limits.
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