dear parents

dear parents

Morning battles

authoritative approach to mornings

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Phil Boucher, M.D.
May 18, 2026
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big storm last night (another tonight I’m hearing, but this was after the storm cleared and we came back upstairs!)

Hard truth here, dear parents: morning battles happen because we often aren’t prepared or assume tomorrow will somehow be different.

Your six-year-old has refused to put her on every morning for the last three months. Your ten-year-old loses…

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