How to Parent the Child you Have
Without Squashing Their spirit
Keep reading to learn how to...
Shift your view on your child's behavior to understand what they are communication
Learn about your child's unique personality and how yours matches (or doesn't)
Discover ways to parent the child in front of you, instead of the just doing blind strategies that squash their personality
Think back to a moment in your childhood when you were "in trouble."
What do you wish the adults around you said to you?
Think back to a moment in your childhood where you were too much.
“Too loud” for grandma.
“Too sassy” to dad.
“Too annoying” for your mom.
“Too social,”
“too assertive”
“too opinionated”
How do wish your parents responded to your BIG PERSONALITY
When you start feeling like you are “too much” for your safest people… you may either start to hide that part of you or you find new safety.
Can I be the mom who shows her how to honor all that she is?
When I was a teenager, I was super social. I was loud. I was "a lot" —too much for some people.
But as I left home and had the chance to spread my wings, I grew more confident and true to myself.
If any of you knew me in college, you’d know I was still the same: crazy, wild, fun, and yes, still “too much” for some people. Looking back, I realize now—I was a spirited child.
Have I ever told you the story about the boyfriend who said I was too embarrassing?
It was during college. We went out to eat, and I was being my goofy self at a restaurant. He liked the version of me that existed “on paper,” but he didn’t actually like me.
. He didn’t accept me for who I was. He told me he wished I wouldn’t act like that because it embarrassed him.
I remember feeling cold all over inside. Do I change for him? Am I not good enough? I got off the phone that night feeling sick to my stomach, unsettled.
And then I made a decision—to break up with him.
He might make a great partner for someone else, but that someone wasn’t me. I wanted someone who could handle, honor, and love all of me.
And I’m so happy to say I found that in my husband. While he doesn’t always join me in my crazy shenanigans, he honors my spirit. He loves and embraces all that I am.
That’s what I want for my daughter one day—that her future partner will honor and love her for exactly who she is.
So, can I be the mom who shows her how to honor all that she is? Can I love her the way I hope others will love her? It starts with me.
Figure out what's going on beneath the behavior
Understand their spirit & temperament
Learn how it relates to yours (and what to do if it doesn't)
Breakdown nine specific parts of of your child's temperament
Learn what's going on behind the behavior
Uncover behavior as communication
How do we understand what's going on behind the behavior?
Prevent challenges by parenting from the inside out
When we understand what's going on inside, we can better prevent and prepare for challenging behaviors
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