As a parent, one has plenty of opportunities to reflect on motivations and outcomes—both one’s own and those of the children we are raising.
Introspection, the willingness to look at the thinking that produced our actions and to face what is revealed, is an important part of growing into our best selves. Disturbing and Restoring the Peace I have found in our family that sometimes when some of us argue, unkind things can be spoken or voices might be raised.
When the heat of the moment subsides we always clear the air, never leaving hurt feelings to linger around and become an additional issue.
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