Ep 32 My son scored and looked at me before his team. red flag?

https://heysammi.com/  why does my kid look at me right after scoring? a dad in boston wrote to me because his son scored the winning goal and turned to the bleachers before his own teammates, and he's been replaying that half second all week. in this episode i start with the gentle truth: one look is not a red flag. one look is love. kids have been finding their parents in crowds forever. then the real diagnostic, because it isn't the look, it's what surrounds it. a kid sharing joy looks at you already beaming. a kid checking for approval looks at you blank, searching, waiting for permission to celebrate. i explain how to tell them apart, and the harder question underneath: what did the look find? because kids look where the meaning lives, and approval-checkers are trained one parental reaction at a time. i cover the one-setting face, that was fun to watch, why you shouldn't overcorrect into stone-faced neutrality, briefing the grandparents in your row, and the bittersweet finish line: the day he scores and vanishes into the pile without a glance. you'll miss the look. take the trade anyway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices