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Hearing our children sat no to us can be triggering, but man o man is it important for them to practice.
There are so many scenarios in life that need an empowered and confident NO response.
Our job as attachment figures is to help our kids fine tune that skill and learn how to use it effectively.
In this video, the speaker reflects on the challenges of supporting loved ones in addiction recovery and offers insights into why defensiveness and anger can be common responses.
Learn the power of modeling self-compassion to your kids, as it inspires authenticity and problem-solving, and helps them develop their own self-treatment based on how they see you treat yourself.
Avoid focusing too much on fairness when teaching kids, as it can create a belief that good behavior is always rewarded and bad behavior is always punished, leading to the dangerous belief that they deserve any trauma they experience, instead use relational motivation to guide them towards making good choices.