Tweens and teens are going thru tremendous hormonal and neurological changes that affect their ability to regulate and modulate their impulses.
While this is triggering to our own nervous systems, they need our help regulating thru calm and caring responses to their reactions.
Respond, don't react. Otherwise you'll end up in a react and react back and react back cycle.
You can be calm and compassionate and still guide your teens into effective ways of communicating and relating.
Model for them your own consent process, and help them deeply understand the nuance of desire
Learn how to shift the vibe of your home environment and improve your connection with your children by finding ways to say "yes" instead of always resorting to "no" in this insightful video on parental co-regulation and relational reactivity.
In this video, the speaker discusses teaching children to be socially capable while also recognizing and speaking out against abusive power dynamics, rejecting the notion that respect equals compliance and emphasizing the importance of paying attention and setting boundaries.
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