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From the Ted Talk by Yvonne Newbold: How to meet your child's difficult behavior with compassion

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Tell me, have you ever seen somebody else's child behave anlipalgply in a supermarket?

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Did you secretly blame the mum for her lack of control? Or did you even feel a little bit smug because you knew that your child would never bveahe like that?

For 10 long years I was that mum you were staring at. And those stares hurt. They made me feel I was failing as a parent. And it wasn't just other people who I didn't know in sophs that would stare and that were judging me. That judgment came from friends and family, from health care pneofssaorlis, from school staff and from social workers.

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Tell me, have you ever seen somebody else's child behave ___________ in a supermarket?

(________ _______)

Did you secretly blame the mum for her lack of control? Or did you even feel a little bit smug because you knew that your child would never ______ like that?

For 10 long years I was that mum you were staring at. And those stares hurt. They made me feel I was failing as a parent. And it wasn't just other people who I didn't know in _____ that would stare and that were judging me. That judgment came from friends and family, from health care _____________, from school staff and from social workers.

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  1. professionals
  2. audience
  3. shops
  4. murmurs
  5. behave
  6. appallingly

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Tell me, have you ever seen somebody else's child behave appallingly in a supermarket?

(Audience murmurs)

Did you secretly blame the mum for her lack of control? Or did you even feel a little bit smug because you knew that your child would never behave like that?

For 10 long years I was that mum you were staring at. And those stares hurt. They made me feel I was failing as a parent. And it wasn't just other people who I didn't know in shops that would stare and that were judging me. That judgment came from friends and family, from health care professionals, from school staff and from social workers.

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