Unlock you - tips for when you cannot handle your child’s overwhelm

What happens when your child has an emotion that is really big and you start to feel overwhelmed by it?

First of all, there is nothing wrong with you or your child. So let’s get that clear:) Your child is having an emotion that he needs help with. As you have heard me say many times before - the need that is behind the behavior is the force that is fueling the upset and your child has no way of managing that force.

So why would a parent who knows that, continue to get overwhelmed? Quite simply, maybe you grew up in a home where it was not ok to have these unregulated emotions and your parents could not or would not tolerate them. Perhaps they made you wrong (unconsciously ) because of it. Read more