Firm but fair - setting boundaries

By Jenny Lindon, Nursery World, 25 May 2000

Adults become uneasy about unclear boundaries and irritated by inflexible rules in working relationships. Yet we have the words and ideas to express those feelings, saying, for example, 'You know where you are with Sajida, but David is so inconsistent'.

Adults become uneasy about unclear boundaries and irritated by inflexible rules in working relationships. Yet we have the words and ideas to express those feelings, saying, for example, 'You know where you are with Sajida, but David is so inconsistent'. Young children may not express their emotions in words, but their actions sometimes say just as loudly, 'Isn't it about...

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