children become more resilient and competent when theyre given opportunities to be strong and independent and to practice emotional skills not when theyre seen as helpless and needy be with your girls play with them enrich their lives with special moments dear family whisperer is it ok to leave one child behind i want her to see white and gold i want her to tell me about it to show me what the colors look like through her eyes i dont ever ever want to make her feel wrong for what she believes or lessthan for seeing it differently than i do the parenting lesson i learned from thedress