7 min

E7: What triggers you as a parent What Now? A Parent's Guide to...

    • Parenting

Your child’s tantrums or meltdowns can make you angry or upset. But it’s harder to think clearly when you’re having big emotions. That’s why it’s essential to learn your parenting triggers and use self-calming skills to help you parent more effectively during heated moments.

In this seven-minute episode of “What Now? A Parent’s Guide,” psychologist Dr. Andrew Kahn teaches you how to look inward and notice signs you’ve been triggered. You’ll also learn common ways kids trigger their parents and quick mindfulness strategies to help you calm down.

Understood.org is a resource dedicated to shaping the world so the millions of people with learning and thinking differences can thrive. Learn more about “What Now? A Parent’s Guide” and all our podcasts at u.org/podcasts.

Copyright © 2023 Understood for All, Inc. All rights reserved.

Your child’s tantrums or meltdowns can make you angry or upset. But it’s harder to think clearly when you’re having big emotions. That’s why it’s essential to learn your parenting triggers and use self-calming skills to help you parent more effectively during heated moments.

In this seven-minute episode of “What Now? A Parent’s Guide,” psychologist Dr. Andrew Kahn teaches you how to look inward and notice signs you’ve been triggered. You’ll also learn common ways kids trigger their parents and quick mindfulness strategies to help you calm down.

Understood.org is a resource dedicated to shaping the world so the millions of people with learning and thinking differences can thrive. Learn more about “What Now? A Parent’s Guide” and all our podcasts at u.org/podcasts.

Copyright © 2023 Understood for All, Inc. All rights reserved.

7 min