My guest today is Anna Seewald. Anna is a Parent Educator, Keynote Speaker, Author and Host of The Authentic Parenting Podcast. With background in psychology and education, having worked with children for 18 years, today she helps conscious moms and dads to become calm and connected to themselves and their children through trauma-informed education. She believes in helping children by helping parents. She has a private practice that specializes in parent education, where she provides one-on-one parent coaching, parenting, court ordered, and co-parenting classes.
www.authenticparenting.com
What you’ll hear in this episode:
What is emotional regulation?
Gaining perspective on what it means when our child is emotionally dysregulated
Why toddlers struggle with emotional regulation
How emotional dysregulation of kids triggers parents
How stress contributes to emotional dysregulation in parents
How emotional regulation supports conflict resolution, jobs, relationships, academics
What is co-regulation?
How parents can stay regulated
The Four-Step Calm Formula
Coaching your child’s emotional regulation
The role of compassion in emotional regulation
Assessing the level of urgency in an emotionally dysregulated situation
Language and emotional dysregulation
Mindfulness and emotional dysregulation
Validating our children’s feelings in a way that matches the intensity of their distress
The impact of dysregulation on the verbal centers of the brain
Dealing with emotional dysregulation under time constraints
Post-dysregulation problem solving and how to nurture it
What to do when your child won’t talk about their feelings
The power of relationship in bringing emotional regulation
Tips for listeners who are looking to get better at helping their children grow their self-regulation skills or themselves
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