Why do we expect kids to do things we don't or can't do?In the same way that I can not expect my kids to have control of their phone usage if I don't have control of my phone usage. I can't expect my kids to process their emotions if I can't process mine.
In the same way that I can't expect my kids to choose food that is healthy for their bodies if I don't choose healthy foods for my body. I can not teach my kids how to regulate their emotions if I don't know how to regulate mine.
In order for our kids to be able to process their emotions from a strong, empowered place, we parents have to know how to do that. Yet whoa, if you’re anything like me, I did not know how to manage my own emotions in effective, healthy ways. I certainly knew how to manage my emotions in ineffective, unhealthy ways: over eating, drinking, blaming others, procrastinating, etc. But how to process them in helpful ways?
Enter this podcast!
Listen in because it's actually quite simple.
3 Steps.
Let's go.
Life is meant to be lived fully and that means we get to learn how to feel all the emotions.
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