Life will pull us in all sorts of directions… …A bad night sleep…. … Traffic on the way to work…. …A sick kiddo…. …The next breaking news story. Even our adultContinue reading “Creating Safety, Pt II: The Power of Rupture-Repair”
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Creating Safety, Pt I: Knowing our Triggers
A common concern families often bring to therapy is around what to do when their child hits a roadblock. What exactly this roadblock, stuck place, shutdown or meltdown look like depends greatly on your unique child’s temperament, life experience and developmental stage. Given this, there is no one-size fits all approach to supporting your childContinue reading “Creating Safety, Pt I: Knowing our Triggers”
When in doubt, empathy
We’ve all been there: A simple request of our child, like hanging their jacket on the hook by the front door, results in a behavior disproportionately larger than needed. Your child stomps their feet proclaims fiercely “I’m not going to! You can’t make me!” More than likely, this response triggers us and our once calmContinue reading “When in doubt, empathy”
Inner Compass Counseling 