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Sibling Rivalry
Competition for attention and resources — Judy Dunn's sibling research shows conflict is normative but manageable with fair attention and teaching repair.
Evidence 76 🧘Self-Regulation
Managing one's own arousal before guiding a child — parental self-regulation mediates the impact of stress on discipline quality.
Evidence 87 💗Empathy
Seeing the child's inner world — parental empathy predicts secure attachment and emotion coaching success across cultures.
Evidence 88 🔁Consistency
Same rules, same calm — behavioural science shows children learn faster when caregiver responses are predictable and aligned.
Evidence 86 🎲Play & Connection
Play is the language of attachment — child-directed play builds trust, reduces behaviour problems, and teaches social rules.
Evidence 84