Parenting is hard. Behavior issues, screen time, and “manipulative” children…the list goes on. Our guest today, Christy Keating, helps us understand the importance of building connections to manage all these parenting struggles and more.
Christy is a Certified Parent Coach® , a Certified Positive Discipline Instructor, and a Certified Instructor with the Gottman Institute. She is also a long-time leader and speaker at the Program for Early Parent Support. In addition to her work as a parent coach, Christy is a licensed attorney and former prosecutor of 20 years with expertise in the prosecution of sexually violent predators.
In today’s episode, we discuss…
- How–and why–Christy left a demanding career in trial law to work with parents as a coach
- Behavior issues in children and feeling helpless and stuck as parents
- The balance between being too authoritarian and too permissive
- The reason we are often destined to parent the way we were parented
- The impact of our beliefs about our children on our parenting decisions
- The truth about “manipulative” children
- The purpose of behavior: belonging, significance, connection, and control
- Building connections with our children
- Responding vs. reacting as parents
- How to build increasing amounts of space between reacting and the trigger
- Finding ways to pause
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Show Notes
Hey, hey friend! Welcome to Episode #87 of The Secrets of Supermom Show!
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Parenting is hard. Behavior issues, meltdowns, screen time battles, and what feels like manipulative children trying to get us to follow their every whim…the list goes on. Our guest today, Christy Keating, helps us understand the importance of building connections to manage all these parenting struggles and more.
Christy is a Certified Parent Coach® , a Certified Positive Discipline Instructor, a Certified Instructor with the Gottman Institute. She is also a long-time leader and speaker at the Program for Early Parent Support.
In addition to her work as a parent coach, Christy is a licensed attorney and former prosecutor of 20 years with expertise in the prosecution of sexually violent predators.
I can’t wait for you to meet Christy.
Building Connections with Our Children with Christy Keating
Today we discuss…
- How–and why–Christy left a demanding career in trial law to work with parents as a coach
- Behavior issues in children and feeling helpless and stuck as parents
- The balance between being too authoritarian and too permissive
- The reason we are often destined to parent the way we were parented
- Screen time struggles and limits
- The desire to establish a new normal when it comes to screen time use and habits
- Caring for ourselves well while also caring for others
- The impact of our beliefs about our children on our parenting decisions
- The truth about “manipulative” children
- The purpose of behavior: belonging, significance, connection, and control
- Why “a frustrated child is a discouraged child”
- Building connections with our children
- The importance of problem-solving WITH our children
- Responding vs. reacting as parents
- How to build increasing amounts of space between reacting and the trigger
- Finding ways to pause
