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in Episodes on October 1, 2019 by The Mom Hour

Parenting “Fair” vs. Parenting To The Child: Episode 228



Do we set family rules that apply to everyone, or adjust our expectations for individual kids’ and their different strengths, struggles, and personalities? Yes. Both. And it’s complicated. We loved answering listener Hannah’s thoughtful question about parenting “fair” versus parenting to each kid’s individual needs, with Sarah discussing how it works with younger families and Meagan shining the light on how things look with teens and young adults. It’s a great conversation and we hope you’ll join us!

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  • Episodes on siblings and birth order you might like are on this page
  • Queue It Up! Sarah suggested Episode 86 from January 2017, How (And Why) To Spend One-On-One Time With Your Kids

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Filed Under: Episodes Tagged With: big kids, preschoolers, siblings, teenagers, toddlers

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