Sometimes it can feel like we are full-time firefighters. We rush from one crisis to the next, never really fixing problems, just trying to slow down the spread.
Today we talk about the difference between reacting and responding and give you some practical advice on how you can begin the process of being more mindful of the things that are important to you in your relationship with your teen.
Learn more about …
- How urgency has a tendency to overthrow the things that are really important to us.
- How to identify when you are reacting and when you are responding.
- How control is costing you connection.
- How to respond when you feel yourself in reactivity mode.
- The barriers that will present themselves as you work towards responding to your teen more than reacting.
Practice getting out of reactivity mode and into response mode for the next two weeks by following the steps below:
- Hit pause and focus on breathing.
- “I want to learn to handle this well; I will do nothing until I have calmed down.” "I want to handle this well" Phone Wallpaper
- Once calm, grab a sheet of paper and write down the following:
- What happened?
- What’s the impact/fear?
- What might happen next?
- What is the desired outcome?
- What actions should be taken?
Let me know how it's going by sending a DM on social media or an email using the email listed below.
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