Parents often confuse a child’s wants with needs: this is what really lies behind the “little goats”

Parents often confuse a child's wants with needs: this is what really lies behind the "little goats"

I remember when my daughter was about two years old, I told her: “You WANT to play, and I NEED to make dinner.”

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At that moment, it seemed completely right. Making dinner was necessary and urgent, while playing was not necessary and could wait until the work was done. One was a need, the other a want, and I was deciding which was which.

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Later I realized that this kind of thinking actually just complicates everything.

What are needs?

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