Sometimes we parents regard what our kids do as the problem: something broken, that needs fixing.
As the poet, Amanda Gorman says, in the beautiful poem "The Hill We Climb" that she performed at President Biden's Inauguration, "we are not broken but unfinished". This is a wonderful reframe for how we can look at the role of a parent, bringing up children.
Taking the different view of 'unfinished rather than broken' allows parents to move back from fire-fighting problems and step into a more reflective, thoughtful place, and take a look at what may be beneath the 'surface' behaviours. to address the child's unfulfilled need. That way, parenting becomes teaching moments instead of fixing and firefighting.
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https://heartfeltthinking.com
Email: kim@heartfeltthinking.com
If you like this podcast and would like to keep in touch, please visit my website, where you can sign up for my newsletter and occasional events notifications. You will get a free pdf with information about the Five Secrets to Happy Children, a super simple system to help raise confident, responsible, independent (and happy!) kiddos.
You can follow on Facebook and Instagram or LinkedIn
You can contact me at kim@heartfeltthinking.com
Thanks for listening !
Sometimes we parents regard what our kids do as the problem: something broken, that needs fixing.
As the poet, Amanda Gorman says, in the beautiful poem "The Hill We Climb" that she performed at President Biden's Inauguration, "we are not broken but unfinished". This is a wonderful reframe for how we can look at the role of a parent, bringing up children.
Taking the different view of 'unfinished rather than broken' allows parents to move back from fire-fighting problems and step into a more reflective, thoughtful place, and take a look at what may be beneath the 'surface' behaviours. to address the child's unfulfilled need. That way, parenting becomes teaching moments instead of fixing and firefighting.
Further information available:
https://heartfeltthinking.com
Email: kim@heartfeltthinking.com
If you like this podcast and would like to keep in touch, please visit my website, where you can sign up for my newsletter and occasional events notifications. You will get a free pdf with information about the Five Secrets to Happy Children, a super simple system to help raise confident, responsible, independent (and happy!) kiddos.
You can follow on Facebook and Instagram or LinkedIn
You can contact me at kim@heartfeltthinking.com
Thanks for listening !