• Mental Health - Parentsphere

    Healthy Boundaries 101: Stand up for yourself

    Healthy boundaries are set when the kids learn to say NO. To learn to say NO efficiently, the kids must start establishing healthy boundaries in the family. Creating healthy boundaries is like creating a wall around ourselves, and putting a door, so people can knock before walking in… Let me recall something that happened in my neighbourhood. In the apartment I live, a girl (of my daughter’s age) hit and disdained other kids. She was rude and unkind to everyone. The kids who felt bullied by her often came to me to talk about it. They wanted a solution. However,…