Parent Fostering Integrity

Parenting defiant trauma attached to both hurt child and wounded parent needing to continue co-invested relationships, positive and constant, without breaks in healthy communication, direct and, if possible, playful Counteracting fear that both TraumaChild and I will pressure ego-me to choose a Win for Self to lose relationship by distancing from Other; To choose Me over We. I want to choose both Defiance and Deep Listening playing win to win together co-passionate, positive, healthy communication Frustrated by Lose-Draw-Win triage decision-making As if emotionless withdrawn leftbrain dominant verbal communication could out-perform actively hoping for contagious preverbal resilience, resonant companionship, mutual enjoyment, bonded courage, cultural curiosity re-educating accurate empathy.