What is Downstream Parenting?

I’m delighted you decided to explore downstream-parenting.com – and I figure now is as good a time as any to talk with you a bit about the title and subtitle of my blog.

I’m aware it may be a deal-breaker as there is a high probability I will step on some fairly fundamental beliefs of some of my readers. (should that say ‘potential’ readers? ;-)) Yet it seems only fair that we lay our cards on the table and be upfront early on in our relationship here.

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Why do siblings respond differently to similar influence?

Have you ever noticed siblings who were raised by the same parents don’t become carbon copies of one another? You know what I mean, where one child will grow up to be happy and successful while a brother or sister can experience a very painful life?

There are times when I get together with my siblings and we’re talking about childhood experiences it often sounds like we were raised by entirely different people in entirely different neighborhoods!

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