The author, not pictured, struggles to gentle parent her toddler.
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- I've been dealing with childhood trauma my entire life, and it affects me as a parent today.
- I try to gentle parent my toddler, but it's difficult when she throws a temper tantrum.
- I struggle to regulate my emotions, but I am trying to be gentle toward myself first.
One of my first memories is running to the school bus. At a young age, I understood that school was safe and home was not.