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Episode 2854:
Jen explores why teaching children not to keep secrets builds stronger emotional safety, trust, and communication. Instead of equating secrecy with trustworthiness, kids can show integrity through kindness, reliability, and by practicing respectful privacy.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://thistimeofmine.com/why-our-kids-dont-keep-secrets/
Quotes to ponder:
"A surprise is something we keep quiet TEMPORARILY and makes people happy or excited when we share it."
"Secrets aren't safe. Secrets aren't kind. Secrets aren't honest. Secrets don't make us trustworthy."
"Secrecy is intentional and isolating. Privacy, however, is something everyone deserves."