11/15/2025
Yes!
One of the most valuable lessons we can give our children is to protect their peace — to understand that their calm, their space, their energy are not things to be freely handed away.
But protecting peace isn’t about hiding from life; it’s about learning what to let in. It’s a steady center they can return to — not a reward they earn by keeping everyone else happy.
Teach them to notice what drains and what restores, to pause before reacting, to choose which voices get a front-row seat in their mind. To set kind but firm boundaries — both online and in the world — so their hearts don’t live on other people’s timelines.
And remind them: protecting peace doesn’t mean avoiding what’s hard. It’s not a free pass to skip responsibilities, or turn away from discomfort or growth. They can still show up, do the work, and have the tough conversations — without abandoning themselves in the process.
Because real peace isn’t avoidance; it’s discernment. It’s knowing that a wise no protects the yes that matters.
And that’s how they’ll stay whole — even in a world that keeps asking for pieces of them. ❤️
