Most of us think that we’re being a good parent if we keep our kids happy. But that’s not true. In fact, some of our best parenting can occur when our kids are experiencing a negative emotion. That’s because studies show that kids’ emotional health is less dependent on the amount of negative emotion they experience and more on how they were supported through it. When we are able to coach our kids through negative emotions and companion them along the way—we offer them a much more valuable gift than simply trying to eliminate stressful things or act like everything is fine all the time.
Having a mindset that allows you to help you children deal with big emotions depends on being comfortable with some important beliefs about emotions. Some of these beliefs are a bit counter-culture, meaning they aren’t beliefs we absorb naturally in our modern society. We’re often taught that negative emotions are bad and something to avoid. But negative emotions have MANY benefits for us and our children. But as parents, we get to be on the cutting edge of creating a healthier society for ourselves and our children to live in. We get to be the change.
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Resources
Burnout: The Secret To Unlocking the Stress Cycle, Emily and Amelia Nagoski
Brene Brown Podcast feature the authors:
https://brenebrown.com/podcast/brene-with-emily-and-amelia-nagoski-on-burnout-and-how-to-complete-the-stress-cycle/
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