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Happy Halloween!! 👻🎃 my kids and my bonus ki

Happy Halloween!! 👻🎃 my kids and my bonus kid 🥰

Has this ever been you? Child: Can I have another

Has this ever been you?

Child: Can I have another piece of candy? (or watch a show, or whatever)

Parent: (sighs loudly) Fine, I guess so. (In a clearly displeased tone.)

I think we’ve all been there!

But let’s look at what that teaches our child.

Our child learns, “What I want is unacceptable to my mom or dad. If what I want is wrong, maybe I’m bad.”

We are telling them, “You can have it but I’m unhappy” and the subtext for the child is, “I’m unhappy with YOU.”

This is shame. Shame is the feeling that the person you love most in the world thinks you are unloveable and unworthy.

The interaction I described above might not seem like a big deal. But over time and many similar moments, giving your child the message that what they want is wrong, bad, or unacceptable to you will have an effect on their self-worth and maybe even on how they are in the world.

Some of us may have experienced this when we were little and are still experiencing the effects.

Today, we might be ‘pleasers.’ We may have formed ourselves and our desires to fit into what our parents wanted so that we would get the love we needed from them.

Or we may be perfectionists because we learned that being ‘good’ and ‘right’ made our parents happy and they seemed to love us more when we were that way. And now we’re stuck with worthy and loveable equals ‘good’ and ‘right’.

A small shift that can make a big difference.

If you really don’t want them to have the candy or watch the show? Say no! Set the limit with empathy and compassion. “Oh I know how much you love candy! You wish you could eat the whale bag! No more candy today, darling.”

If you are going to say ‘yes’ to the candy or the tv show or whatever, say “YES” joyfully!

Then be with your child in their joy as they experience the candy or the episode of their show. You’re teaching them that their desires are okay with you and that they are worthy and loveable.

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The High Holiday of Childhood is almost here. And

The High Holiday of Childhood is almost here. And yes, it’s going to look a little different this year. Trick-or-treating is cancelled in our city due to COVID and I imagine where you live it’s going to look a little different also. But I’m pretty sure it will involve candy.
Parents have been asking me- what’s the best way to handle ALL THIS CANDY? My answer: Eat it!

This is what we did and it really worked for us:

Eat as much as they want on Halloween night. As Much As They Want. Really. No one ever threw up but we did have a couple of tummy aches. (I didn’t mind this- it let my kids know it’s not good to eat too much candy.) Before bed we made sure everyone brushed teeth really well.

Choose a day to be ‘candy day’. For one day, my kids ate as much candy as they wanted. (I think it’s really important that this be genuine- no judging, no making them feel guilty. The idea is to really enjoy it for one day.) If the day after Halloween was a school day, the kids would save their candy day till the weekend so they could Eat Candy All Day Long.

Save 1 piece to eat another day. We found that eased the disappointment about saying goodbye to the rest of their haul.

Sell us the rest of their candy. We bought each kid’s candy from them for $10.

Why did this work for us? Eating it all at once means it gets processed through the child’s system, and brushed off their teeth. My dentist was very pleased with my approach when I told him.

My kids didn’t object because they still got to eat a lot of candy- and get money!

What do you do about the plethora of Halloween candy in your house? I’d love to hear about it in the comments below!

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This reminder is needed from time to time.👍 It

This reminder is needed from time to time.👍

It can feel as though our child’s tantrums or aggression is done on purpose.. just to push us over the edge after a long and challenging day… or when it’s the most public possible! Responding in kind will not resolve the issue or ease any of the stress you are experiencing.

I would like the opportunity to share some tools and solutions to add to your parenting tool belt... to better prepare you for the next outburst… from both you and your child. ;)

Let’s chat! I offer many different resources and options to best suit your comfort level and needs.

Sarah Rosensweet is a certified peaceful parenting coach, speaker, and educator, and the parenting advice columnist for Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper. She lives in Toronto with her husband and three big kids (ages 13, 16, and 19). Peaceful parenting is a non-punitive, connection-based approach that uses firm limits with lots of empathy. Sarah works one-on-one virtually with parents all over the world to help them go from frustrated and overwhelmed to, “We’ve got this!”

Read more at: www.sarahrosensweet.com

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Happy Monday parents! ☕❤️ What’s your pare

Happy Monday parents! ☕❤️
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Grateful for my home and my ability to step outsid

Grateful for my home and my ability to step outside and be somewhere so beautiful on such a gorgeous day. It’s the small things that make life feel okay right now. Happy Friday everyone!!! 😘

Being a peaceful parent is learning-and choosing-

Being a peaceful parent is learning-and choosing- not to act when you’re angry.

Easier said than done… but it gets easier over time.

I understand the struggle and I know how hard you’re working. No one can push our buttons like our kids. You shouldn’t have to dread family time!

If you want a happy, peaceful family life and kids who listen to you…

If you want to feel great about your parenting and enjoy your kids…

If you want resilient, happy children (who grow into teenagers who want to spend time with you!)

Then you need Peaceful Parenting… learn more about the Peaceful Parenting Membership

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Sarah Rosensweet is a certified peaceful parenting coach, speaker, and educator, and the parenting advice columnist for Canada’s Globe and Mail newspaper. She lives in Toronto with her husband and three big kids (ages 13, 16, and 19). Peaceful parenting is a non-punitive, connection-based approach that uses firm limits with lots of empathy. Sarah works one-on-one virtually with parents all over the world to help them go from frustrated and overwhelmed to, “We’ve got this!”

Read more at: www.sarahrosensweet.com

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The last 6 months have been TOUGH.🔥 Our kids ar

The last 6 months have been TOUGH.🔥 Our kids are experiencing higher than average levels of stress, anxiety and confusion.😑

👉What can we do about it? Increase their sense of 'felt safety.'

Felt safety is when your child has a deep sense of knowing they are safe and secure in their attachment with you and that their needs will be met. It's about emotional safety as well as physical safety.

(Don't worry- they can feel deep safety even if you aren't perfect. We try our best and when we fall down, we make a repair with our child.)

My friend Sheena Hill of @ParentingWorks says that, "When children (and adults) feel understood and accepted, they know their needs will be met. That experience of felt safety *directly* contributes to the security required to have the skills and confidence necessary to take risks, be open to influence and soothing, and participate in and fully benefit from efforts to heal trauma and improve emotional intelligence and regulation tools."

Welcoming all feelings- no matter how difficult or uncomfortable they are- is one of the peaceful parenting tools we use to increase 'felt safety.' Delighting in your child is another.

We keep trying to be as peaceful as we can and sometimes we fail. (Especially during a pandemic.) That's okay. In fact, research suggests being attuned to our child's needs 50% of the time is enough to create security.

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