Parenting Troubled Emotions 2

Ron: Parenting a troubled child always begins with managing ourselves first.

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Ron: If your child is sad, or angry, or depressed you feel something, too. If you’re aggravated with your child your response to what their feeling will likely be dismissive or sharp. If you’re worried about them you may try to fix them to fix yourself. Here’s the problem. Both of these responses are really self-serving.

So start by noticing your own emotions. Then you can listen to your child and hear beneath their words. Like sadness in a child says, something is missing. Anger says, “I’m hurt” and “I’m frustrated”; and feeling alone reflects a desire to belong. Help your child deal with that, and then you’re really helping. For FamilyLife Blended, I’m Ron Deal.

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Parenting Troubled Emotions 2

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About the Host

About the Guest

Ron Deal

Ron Deal