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Mary Sheedy Kurcinka Ed.D and Lynn Jessen MA
Pockets of Predictability--Blog 1 of 10
More infoThe demands of being a parent can feel relentless. Frequent meltdowns wear you down, and leave you feeling powerless to stop them, but you are not. Today, Lynn and I offer you four effective strategies to lower stress by preventing some of the meltdowns from occurring in the first place.
More infoPerhaps it was the foot stomp punctuating the shrill rebuttal to your simple question that caught your attention today. Lately, it seems “normal” has been your child shrieking at you every time you ask her to do anything. How did this happen?
More info“I promised myself I was not going to yell at her again,” Kristin confessed. “But sometimes it is as though it erupts from me. The force of it shocks me. I keep wondering, who is this?”
More infoEver find yourself silently screaming wondering why your child behaves for others and falls apart the minute you walk in the door? Are you an unfit parent? Are you a failure? Or, do these comments signify that you are doing a GREAT job!
More infoYou have asked your child to pick up his toys and he’s refusing. When you ask, "What's up?” he drops into a full-fledged meltdown, screaming and kicking at you. This was not in the script running through your head.
More infoIt's hard to give my spirited daughter time to process emotions, because her actions push me away, when really, I think she wants me close. It's so hard to be near her at those moments. I need time to process at that point. - Tatum
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