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Have you read every parenting book you can get your hands on, yet still find yourself triggered by your child’s behavior and “blowing it?”
If you are anything like the hundreds of parents I have worked with, you have likely used common parenting tools only to discover that your emotional reactions to certain parenting challenges get in the way of applying what you know. I have a unique way of coaching you to use common sense parenting tools while helping you develop more awareness of your feelings of frustration, anger, and fear that arise in response to your child(ren)’s behaviors. With this increased awareness you are then able to develop skills to regulate and care for your emotions as they arise. As a result, parents find that they are better equipped to raise their children the way they really want to: with loving confidence.
Something to try:
You're driving down the road and your kids are arguing and yelling in the back seat. You know that a common parenting practice is to pull over and wait by the car until the bickering stops. Yet you feel utterly irritated that you even have to consider doing this, and besides, your kids should "know better." Plus, you have to rush home to make dinner, help with homework, all before an evening meeting you have to attend.
Before you speak or act, notice what your body feels like. Where is the tension or irritation located? How does the tension feel to you? Can you breathe into it? Can you soften the tension? Now take a moment to ask yourself: "What kind of parent to do I want to be IN THIS MOMENT?"
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