Episode 344: An Unfortunate Side Effect Of Having “Big Feelings” (That You Can Fix for Your Child)
People who have big feelings have many strengths. They understand other people really well and often have very strong, meaningful relationships. But there are also potential downsides to having big emotions, like having a hard time making decisions, feeling different from friends and family members, and feeling bad about themselves. Fortunately, there is something that we can do as parents to help our kids with these struggles, while strengthening their resilience and self-esteem.  In this episode, you’ll learn: What it was like for me growing up as a highly sensitive person in a family that didn’t feel things as strongly Two common side effects of having big feelings What we can do to help our kids handle their discomfort in healthy ways and build their confidence rather than eroding it -- Join the "Daily Lift" for $1 FREE RESOURCE: Fostering Resilience Without Sacrificing Self-Esteem Join Rachel’s Facebook group The Leadership Parenting Academy and Success Lab
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Episode 343: When a Child Has a Big Reaction to a Limit You Set
We know setting limits for our children is an important part of parenting. But kids with big emotions often have over-the-top reactions that seem disproportionate to the situation. How can we handle their reactions effectively when we are exhausted by their rudeness, disrespect, and negotiations? In this episode, you’ll learn: Why children have big reactions to reasonable limits What we’re doing as parents that often makes it worse How we can help our kids handle discomfort when things don’t go their way (without losing our influence!) -- Join the "Daily Lift" for $1 FREE RESOURCE: Defuse dramatic situations by understanding the Yuck Curve Join Rachel’s Facebook group The Leadership Parenting Academy and Success Lab
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Episode 342: Why You Must Be IMPERFECT to Raise Great Kids
It's natural to want to do a “good job” as a parent. We want to be attentive, be calm when our kids are having a difficult time, teach them all the skills they need to know in life…and it's easy to be really hard on ourselves when we don't do all of those things well. The good news is, our kids don’t need parents who never make mistakes -- they actually need us to be imperfect!  In this episode, you’ll learn: Why it’s hard for us to accept that our imperfections make us better parents Four reasons we MUST be imperfect to raise great kids What we should spend our energy on, instead of trying to be good at everything -- JOIN THE “DAILY LIFT” + WEEKLY “GET UNSTUCK” CONVERSATION FOR $1 Summary and examples from this episode Transcript for this episode Join Rachel’s Facebook group The Leadership Parenting Academy and Success Lab
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Episode 341: I’m Feeling Overwhelmed and Stuck… Now What?
If you are raising a child or children with big emotions, you probably deal with a lot of drama throughout the day: anxiety, resistance, disrespect…maybe even your child speaking negatively about themselves. The good news? There are a lot of strategies that can help. The bad news? There are a lot of strategies that can help. And often because there are a lot of these strategies that can help, you may feel so exhausted and run down that you don’t know which strategies to try first or what your next step should be. This episode includes: What keeps us feeling stuck and unable to move past our overwhelm The first step we need to take to get unstuck -- and why it doesn’t take any extra energy! How one simple shift can help us find more lightness inside and more peace in our homes JOIN THE “DAILY LIFT” (+ WEEKLY “GET UNSTUCK” CONVERSATION) FOR $1 Transcript for this episode Join Rachel’s Facebook group The Leadership Parenting Academy and Success Lab
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Episode 340: Energy Mismatches: Why Kids Have Big Reactions to Small Things
If you are raising children with big emotions, you are probably used to their big reactions when they are tired, hungry, or overstimulated. But sometimes children have big reactions even when there is no obvious reason, leaving us feeling confused and like we have to walk on eggshells around them.  In this episode, you’ll learn: What is going on when our kids act overly irritated or annoyed but it isn’t clear why How to recognize what I call “energy mismatches” (with examples) What we can do to help our kids have fewer big reactions -- and more confidence and healthy self-esteem --  Transcript of this episode FREE RESOURCE: Summary of this episode Join Rachel’s Facebook group The Leadership Parenting Academy and Success Lab
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