A practical, meditative approach that can be used in the moment to
help you stay calm and balanced when your child's behavior is pushing
you to your limit--by the popular author of Simplicity Parenting.
When children are at their most difficult and challenging situations
arise, how can we react in a way that reflects our family values and
expectations? Often, when children "push our buttons," we find ourselves
reacting in ways that are far from our principles, often further
inflaming a situation.
When our children are at their worst, they need us to be at our best--or
as close to it as we can be. Educator and family counselor Kim John
Payne, author of Simplicity Parenting, offers techniques that simply
and directly shift these damaging patterns in communication and parental
behavior. These grounded and practical strategies will help you:
- Slow down the interaction
- Be more in control of your reactions
- Open up a much wider range of helpful responses
- Sense what your child's deeper needs are even though they are
misbehaving
- Respond in a way that gives your child a feeling of being heard and
still puts a boundary in place
Payne's meditative approach can be done anywhere, anytime; it lifts you
out of old, unwanted patterns of action-reaction and prepares you so
that the voice you speak with is closer to the parent you want to be.
His concrete and simple techniques can help you, and your children, be
at your best, even in the most challenging of times.
