Transforming Our Anger into Turning Points for Our Own Growth and Deeper Connection with Our Kids
Create your parent-digm shift.
LOSE IT, THEN USE IT:
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What if our dark moments of parenting were the places that actually shed the most light--if we dare to look?
It isn’t the “goodness of the parent-child relationship” as author Carol Gilligan wrote in her book, The Birth of Pleasure, “but the ability to repair the breaks that creates a safe-house for love.” An entirely hopeful notion.
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*When we “lose it,” what do we feel or fear we are losing?
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*What is our response to this perceived and experienced “loss”?
* How do our kids mirror our own unmet needs and unhealed wounds?
* How can our anger help us to recognize the disconnect in ourselves and our kids?
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*How does repairing the breaks look, feel and sound on a daily basis, in the aftermath of--and even during--conflict?
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*How can we “lose it” and then use our experience as a catalyst for change?
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