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You are in Charge of Nurture Not Nature

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A huge component of a secure attachment relationship between parent and child is a parent's ability to accept who their child is. When we accept our children, we teach them to accept themselves which leads to a rich inner confidence and resilience in a world that will not always accept them.

There is nature (who your child is) and nurture (how your responses to who they are makes them feel about it)

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