If you utilize social media , I ’ m sure you can relate to what I ’ m about to say .
You log onto to Facebook , scroll through your timeline , just to see post after post of how well everyone else ’ s children are doing .
Little Johnny made straight A ’ s . Your neighbor ’ s kid just landed the solo part in the upcoming piano recital . Little Tammy made the soccer team .
Meanwhile , you ’ re simply just trying to get your kids to wash the dishes without talking back & rolling their eyes . Without realizing it , you begin to become cynical and almost resentful that your kiddo is revolting every chance they get .
Ever thought to yourself , “ Where do Moms going through the most with their kiddos turn ?”
Hell , I have .
In the spirit of transparency , I ’ d like to share some things with you .
You see my daughter decided around the age of twelve that she wanted to test every boundary my husband and I had ever set .
I would reflect on her behavior some days and just want to SCREAM .
Before , I became a business coach for online MomPreneurs I was a Social Worker . Needless to say , I have years of experience working with troubled youth and dysfunctional families . Never in a million years did I think I ’ d need to utilize my skills as a Social Worker within my home . You ’ d think with all of my education & experience , I shouldn ’ t be able to relate to such a topic .
I would find myself often times saying , “ God has a sense of humor . While I am no longer working as a Social Worker , I find myself frequently revisiting social work interventions and techniques . I never thought I ’ d see these behaviors displayed in MY HOUSE .”
Well , once I got over the fact that my kiddo was trying to rebel …. I had to whip myself in order to be able to appropriately manage the behaviors presented .
Listed below are a few of the things I did to lift my spirits when I felt I couldn ’ t stand to endure another behavioral episode .
1 . FOCUS ON YOUR REACTION MORE THAN YOUR KIDS BEHAVIOR . Once I started focusing more on MY REACTION to the behaviors
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f you utilize social me-
dia, I’m sure you can re-
late to what I’m about to say.
You log onto to Facebook, scroll
through your timeline, just to see
post after post of how well ev-
eryone else’s children are doing.
Little Johnny made straight A’s. Your
neighbor’s kid just landed the solo
part in the upcoming piano recital.
Little Tammy made the soccer team.
Meanwhile, you’re simply just try-
ing to get your kids to wash the
dishes without talking back & roll-
ing their eyes. Without realizing it,
you begin to become cynical and
almost resentful that your kiddo is
revolting every chance they get.
Ever thought to yourself, “Where
do Moms going through the
most with their kiddos turn?”
Hell, I have.
In the spirit of transparency, I’d
like to share some things with you.
You see my daughter decided
around the age of twelve that she
wanted to test every boundary
my husband and I had ever set.
I would reflect on her behavior some
days and just want to SCREAM.
Before, I became a business coach
for online MomPreneurs I was a
Social Worker. Needless to say, I
have years of experience working
with troubled youth and dysfunc-
tional families. Never in a million
years did I think I’d need to utilize
my skills as a Social Worker within
my home. You’d think with all of my
education & experience, I shouldn’t
be able to relate to such a topic.
I would find myself often times
saying, “God has a sense of hu-
mor. While I am no longer working
as a Social Worker, I find myself
frequently revisiting social work
interventions and techniques. I
never thought I’d see these be-
haviors displayed in MY HOUSE.”
Well, once I got over the fact
that my kiddo was trying to reb-
el….I had to whip myself in or-
der to be able to appropriately
manage the behaviors presented.
Listed below are a few of the
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