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Children listen best when they feel respected, not corrected - Marshall B. Rosenberg
It's simple, really. The quote means that a child's willingness to listen isn't about the authority of the parent, but the quality of the relationship. Respect is the gateway, not correction.
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The goal is not to avoid conflict, but to transform it through empathy - Marshall B. Rosenberg
It means that conflict itself isn't the enemy. The real goal is to change the very nature of the conflict by injecting empathy into the heart of it.
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Every time we choose empathy over anger, we model strength to our children - Marshall B. Rosenberg
The core message is simple but radical: True strength isn't shown through dominance or loud reactions, but through the conscious, deliberate choice to respond with understanding.
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Connection, not correction, should be the goal of our communication with children - Marshall B. Rosenberg
At its heart, this quote means our primary job in talking with kids isn't to fix their behavior, but to understand the person behind it.