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Sitting in the Mire
Whether you have trained in Emotion Coaching, Circle of Security, or Triple P, almost all parenting approaches include the importance of soothing and validating emotions before moving into problem solving – and indeed, children are excellent at solving their own … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Circle of Security, Compassion Focused Therapy, Parenting, triple P
Tagged ACT, anxiety, children, Cirle of Security, Compassion Focused Therapy, Emotion Coaching, emotions, feelings, Kids, Mental Health, parents, relationship, Thinking, Threat zone, triple P
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Resources and Recommendations for Separating and Separated Parents
There are many decisions to make and negotiations to step through with someone you used to love and now have different (and possibly many) feelings towards. Be gentle and kind with yourself in this process. Here are my top recommendations to parents navigating the aftermath of separation. Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Parenting, Separted parents
Tagged children, Co-parenting, divorce, emotions, Family Court, Family Law, Kids, Mental Health, parents, relationship, Separation
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Give up on Happiness
It’s early morning and Toothless is distressed. “There are THREE mornings I have to go to school early. I don’t want to!” he tells me. I’m not a morning person either – he has a sympathetic ear with me. I … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Mental Health, Parenting
Tagged ACT, children, emotions, feelings, happiness, Kids, Mental Health, parents, Steven Hayes
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