Physical and Emotional Health: The Best Gift for Our Children

Getting Emotionally Healthy: The Best Gift for Our Kids

Dealing with Suppressed Emotional Issues Helps Us be Better Parents

by Amy Egan

I love working with parents on their quests to better relationships with their children, more harmony within their families and more joy in parenting.  There are many aspects to reaching these goals such as feeling comfortable saying ‘no’, allowing kids to make mistakes, listening and validating kids’ feelings, realizing you as parent are not responsible for fixing their problems, loving children no matter how happy or sad they make their lives, being truly present with them, etc.  But there is another aspect that I realize I’ve not given ample focus. The aspect of getting healthy, yourself, is vital to a child’s well being. Of course, this means physical health,  but it also very much means emotional health.  A parent who has inner turmoil – issues not dealt with such as, suppressed anger, addiction or emotional scars, will parent their child from a clouded perspective.  A parent who is emotionally unhealthy  is far more likely to under react or over react to children’s issues and behaviors throughout their lives.

You are NOT the Boss of Me!

You're not the Boss of Me

Being Firm but Not Controlling with Your Kids

Guest Post by Dena Soliman, co-owner of Kids ‘R’ Kids of West Allen

Recently I heard the neighbor’s young child turn and say defiantly to her mother: “You’re not the boss of me!” I hid a smile as I thought back to the many occasions I have heard that same phrase from countless preschoolers, often four-year-olds, who chafe under the restrictions of adults.

How Kids Process Feelings

How Kids Process their Feelings

Understanding How Your Children Process Feelings

by Amy Egan

I am extremely fortunate to co-lead life coaching groups for women with a dear friend and fellow life coach.  Not only is the power of the group amazing and not only do the members learn from the coaches and from each other but we coaches also learn from the members and from the other coach. So what I am going to write about today is something I learned from my fellow coach, Robin.

“Sue”, a mother in one of our groups was bemoaning the fact that her thirteen year old daughter, “Kelly” seemed to share aloud many of her emotions, ideas, worries, hurts and disappointments. It seemed to Sue that he daughter was attempting to download her every thought upon her mother or anyone else who may be in ear-shot  and it was driving this mother crazy. It was especially difficult for Sue when her daughter was upset about something.