As I mentioned before, loud noise is definitely one of my anger triggers. My kids know this anger trigger well, and inadvertently I taught them that yelling, or complaining really loudly for a long time is a great way to hit my buttons. Since I had few tools in the past to handle yelling, [...]Continue Reading
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Top 10 Posts of 2016 – anger calming skills, gifts for dads, books we love and more
word cloud of top 2016 posts Whether we were learning to calm down or trying to figure out how to get parenting back on track, one theme that remained constant this year was a desire for simplicity. We have so many resources out there, but how can we make sense of them when our days are often [...]Continue Reading
Anxious Kiddo? Get Back Calm With These Basic Questions
Do your kids ever get into an anxious, fragile state? Ready to meltdown at anything? Over the years I've found that some times my son's temper is much more even keeled than others, and the good news is that at this point I have a better handle on what to do when I see us heading into a more [...]Continue Reading
Meditation on Breathing – for those in distress
Each week I send Bounceback Parenting Learning Lounge members a check-in email. It's both a message with a bit of learning that I've gained recently, and a reminder to members to reflect and think back on the week, integrating lessons learned. I decided this week's check-in was one I wanted to share [...]Continue Reading
Two Words That Can Bring You Back to Peaceful Territory
So glad to be welcoming bestselling author Rachel Macy Stafford to the blog today for this special guest post. Book links are Amazon affiliate links - should you purchase through them you support the work of Creative with Kids at no extra cost to yourself. Rachel's new book is Hands Free Life: [...]Continue Reading
3-2-1 Calm Down
A simple technique for dealing with anger to cool your brain down from 'boil over' mode. I've got another tip from a reader for dealing with anger to share today. This is something you can try right in the moment when you're noticing yourself get more and more angry. Use this calm down [...]Continue Reading
