The Expat Mom Podcast

What keeps you from emotion coaching your kids?  Do you feel like you just don’t have time?  You are just too reactive?  Your kids are too young or too old?  There are lots of things that keep us from coaching our kids through emotions.  This episode addresses some of the most common questions and issues parents have about emotion coaching.  Things you’ll learn on the podcast: When is too young or too old to emotion coach How to adapt emotion coaching for different ages What to do if your child gets MORE upset when you emotion coach them How to feel less reactive when your kids have a big emotion Send me an email with a question or with an experience jennie@theexpatmom.com Free Coaching Session Sign-up for a free coaching session.  (I'm currently not offering free coaching sessions, but hope to offer them again in the future!) Schedule One-Minute Wisdom Each week I carefully craft a short perspective shift or tool that you can read in about a   minute or two.  You can sign up here. Follow me on Instagram: @theexpatmomcoach Find more resources at my website: http://theexpatmom.com

Studies show that kids’ emotional success is much less dependent on the quantity of difficult things that happen to them and much more on their experience with them.  As parents, we can’t always control what happens to our kids—nor would we want to.  But we can control how we support our kids through whatever does happen.  And, this support piece is much more powerful to their emotional health anyway.  On this episode we break down the “how-to” of emotion coaching.  We discuss five simple steps to walk your child through a big emotion.  This is the third in a series on emotion coaching kids.  If you haven’t listened to episode #137-#138—those are helpful precursers to this episode.  On this episode you’ll learn: The five steps to emotion coaching How to help your kids feel understood but still set limits and move forward If emotion coaching can be used for positive emotions Practical applications and examples for emotion coaching for young kids and teens Send me an email with a question or with an experience jennie@theexpatmom.com Free Coaching Session Sign-up for a free coaching session. (I'm currently not offering free coaching sessions, but hope to again in the future!) Schedule One-Minute Wisdom Each week I carefully craft a short perspective shift or tool that you can read in about a   minute or two.  You can sign up here. Follow me on Instagram: @theexpatmomcoach Find more resources at my website: http://theexpatmom.com

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.   On this podcast you'll learn: The mistake lots of parents make when addressing kid's big emotions Why mindset matters Why negative emotions might be exactly what your child needs Five essential beliefs that establish a healthy mindset to coach kids through emotions ResourcesBurnout: 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/ Free Coaching Session Sign-up for a free coaching session.  (I'm currently not offering free coaching sessions, but hope to again in the future!) Schedule One-Minute Wisdom Each week I carefully craft a short perspective shift or tool that you can read in about a   minute or two.  You can sign up here. Follow me on Instagram: @theexpatmomcoach Find more resources at my website: http://theexpatmom.com

Kids and big emotions often go together like peanut butter and jelly.  It’s part of the business of childhood and our teen years to figure out how to deal with our emotions.  And, as parents we can be a help or a hinderance in that process.  It isn’t always intuitive to know how to help kids with emotions—in fact we often want to avoid negative emotions for our kids.  This week on the podcast we examine some of the mistakes parents make when responding to kids’ negative emotions.     On the podcast you'll learn: Four parenting approaches to kids' negative emotions What the impact of each is on kids according to research Which one is most successful ResourcesJohn Gottman,  Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child Free Coaching Session Schedule a free coaching session!  (I'm currently not offering free coaching sessions, but hope to again in the future). Schedule One-Minute Wisdom Each week I carefully craft a short perspective shift or tool that you can read in about a   minute or two.  You can sign up here. Follow me on Instagram: @theexpatmomcoach Find more resources at my website: http://theexpatmom.com