When Their Overreacting is Actually a Trauma Response

When Their Overreacting is Actually a Trauma Response
Does your child or teen tend to overreact with excessive & prolonged drama or explosive behavior? Let’s talk about it…

WHEN THEIR OVERREACTING IS ACTUALLY A TRAUMA RESPONSE


…Today, we're diving deep into an essential trauma tip for adoptive moms. It's all about the ability to CALM DOWN – something that can be particularly challenging for traumatized kids. The key concept here revolves around understanding that their brains and bodies are not as efficient in down-regulating from a heightened state of amygdala activation.

Read more...

New View, Part 2 - Unilateral Shift #1


{part 2}
Last episode covered part one of this unilateral shift, the first in a series of three shifts that I’m talking about throughout this month of April when I’m recording these episodes, so if you have not yet heard part one, you might wanna go back and listen to that episode and otherwise, let’s dive in where we left off…


ACCEPTANCE OVER ACCOUNTABILITY

One of the most transformative shifts a Christian mother can make is moving away from the conventional lens of personally holding our teens accountable for their problem behaviors towards a stance of acceptance. Acceptance doesn’t mean you like or agree with their choices, or approve problem behaviors. 
Read more...

A New View on Problem Behaviors - 3 Unilateral Shifts Series


UNILATERAL SHIFT #1 of 3 — 
NEW VIEW ON PROBLEM BEHAVIORS

Discover how a shift toward an acceptance lens vs an accountability lens can change the way you view problem behaviors.

A NEW BEGINNING: EMBRACING ACCEPTANCE FOR A MORE BALANCED, PEACEFUL HOME

Dealing with Defiance… Disrespect…Dangerous & Destructive behaviors?

Adoptive moms often find ourselves navigating an intricate maze of emotions and behaviors that can leave us feeling overwhelmed and overstressed…and seeking solutions to manage all of this, often through lenses of accountability and control/counter-control.

Read more...
 
Read Older Updates