There's two jobs we have as a parent - and they're the same two jobs we have as any sturdy leader: setting boundaries and validating. Boundaries are limits we set because you have some long-term goal in mind that someone else isn't as aware of.

to make it more concrete, there's two jobs we have as a parent. I think they're the same two jobs we have as any sturdy leader in any environment, and that's setting boundaries, which are limits we set, certain decisions we make. Boundaries often relate to your position of authority where you have some long term goal in mind that someone else in the system just isn't as aware of or a two year old isn't as capable of holding on to, which is why you're in the position of making a decision. So that's the boundaries. And the other side is validating