How to help your kids calm down
What’s the best way to help our kids calm down? What about calm down rooms, mindfulness jars, choice time, breathing techniques, 1-2-3 Magic? Often these
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Common phrases…
Do you ever say… 👉 Use your words… 👉 I’ll talk to you when you can calm down… 👉 Take some deep breaths and calm
Feel now – Slow Down
Many of us moms are in a hurry to feel 💙 better. I get it…life can be painful and hard. We don’t want to feel
Sibling Rivalry
👉 When the siblings are fighting what can we do? 1. Don’t wait. As soon as you can go over to them when you hear
My thinking needed a change…
It wasn’t my child who needed to change their behaviors it was my thinking that needed to change.❤️❤️ That’s what I realized all those years
Punishments don’t teach what we think they’re teaching
When I thought my kids should always do the right thing, and I punished them when they didn’t. I accidentally created a belief that perfectionism
Don’t Beat Yourself Up
When you don’t stay calm when your kiddos start fighting, making messes, or having melt-downs it’s not your fault. ❤️❤️❤️ 👉 You are fighting against
Your Child’s Attributes
What attributes do you want your child to have when they’re grown? Without exception when I ask this question I get these kinds of responses…
On Listening
Listening👂 is a parenting superpower. 💥 When our child… >> messes up >> tell us about their hard day >> complains about homework >> is
Backtalk is Normal
Backtalk is developmentally normal. 🧠 We call it a lot of things…backtalk, pushback, being sassy, etc… It doesn’t feel good in the moment…but it’s part
Redefine No
What if we could completely change… >> What IT MEANS when our child says “NO” AND >> What WE DO when a child says “NO”?
Allow the Tantrums
What if instead of thinking our goal was to calm our kids down when they get upset OUR GOAL was to ❤️ CALM OURSELVES DOWN
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