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Do you Have a Hard Time Saying"No"?

6/7/2016

 
Healthy Boundaries
Parents, older siblings, and enthusiastic aunts and uncles know that a toddler's favorite word is "NO!!" Why does the two- and three-year-old express that sentiment up to 25 times an hour, according to research? She has discovered that it gets attention from others and carries a lot of power. The otherwise powerless toddler is eager to express her preferences and desires, and to tap into a tool for taking charge of her life. Her proud, loud "no's" are early expressions of who she is and what she wants. Although we all go through this phase of 

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    Maysie Tift is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Master Hypnotist who sees clients in her San Rafael, CA office and online.

Maysie Tift provides psychotherapy services in Marin County (San Rafael) and online. She specializes in methods for moderating alcohol and other substances; treating depression and anxiety disorders; Brainspotting; mindfulness; parent-child enmeshment; adult survivors of emotional neglect (CEN); Narcissistic Abuse; and quit smoking via hypnosis.
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