Real World Peaceful Parenting Lisa Smith

What do you do when you recognize behavioral patterns in your family that you don't want to pass down to your children? You must become a cycle-breaker. Listen in this week to learn how cycle breaking disrupts your genetic imprint and starts the healing process within your family.
 
I’m showing you what happens when you begin to change dysfunctional behaviors, four new tools that will support you in your cycle-breaking journey, and how this work allows you to intentionally point your family in the direction you want to take them.
 
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We show up best for our kids when we have support ourselves. Do you have a support system that helps you thrive as a parent? If you’re still searching for your village, I’m sending you a personal invitation to join mine: The Hive.
 
Tune in this week to learn how The Hive can become a space where you can celebrate your successes, feel seen and heard, and experience love and support from like-minded parents. I’m showing you why having a parenting community by your side is the secret to quicker, stronger, and more permanent transformations.
 
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The words we speak to our children play a critical role in shaping their internal voice: their self-esteem, their self-confidence, and their self-perception as a whole. Have you ever stopped to consider the impact your words are having?
 
Tune in this week to discover the power of your words, and how to start speaking positively to your children in a way that fosters confidence and resilience. You'll learn how children internalize harsh words, and how to instead speak to your children in a way that sets them up for success as they get older.
 
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As parents, we become experts in our child’s triggers, but what about our own? The reality is that our triggers can often ignite our children's, which can lead to the both of us storming alongside each other.
 
If you’re often left wondering what to do when you sense a storm brewing, join me this week to discover how to turn down the parental pressure cooker and build a more peaceful, connected family life. We’ll explore the importance of recognizing the conditions that make you most likely to lose your cool and practical steps to stay regulated in the moment.
 
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Offering your child connection, empathy, compassion, and understanding while they’re upset isn’t an innate trait we’re born with. It’s a learned skill. That’s why, on this episode, you’ll learn one of the most essential tools in self-regulation: I call it "connect then redirect."
 
Tune in to learn the importance of emotionally connecting with your child before redirecting them with logic and reasoning. You’ll hear why this is an essential aspect of modeling self-regulation for your children, what’s required of you to stay calm and composed when your child is storming, and six ideas for bringing emotional maturity into your parenting. 
 
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Practicing self-regulation is challenging, even for the most self-aware adults, but it’s what will ultimately enable you to offer co-regulation to your children. Co-regulation is the underbelly of peaceful parenting and the greatest gift you can offer your kids, and in this episode,  you’ll learn why.
 
Discover the importance of co-regulation in your journey toward peaceful parenting. I’m showing you what it means to pause and respond in the face of challenging behaviors, why offering co-regulation is one of your most important jobs as a parent and a five-step process for cultivating calmness in the midst of chaos.
 
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