by Sonya Rafferty | Apr 28, 2020 | Emotion Coaching
Why Your Kid is Laughing When You Mean Business Photo by kazuend on Unsplash Some years ago my mother and my aunt were sitting next to each other at the funeral of an elderly relative. Both were crying and sniffling. My aunt picked up her purse and started rummaging...
by Sonya Rafferty | Apr 21, 2020 | Emotion Coaching, Mindfulness
Angry at Your Own Kid? Here’s Where to Start. Photo by Jose Antonio Gallego Vázquez from Pexels In this time of social distancing because of Covid 19 it’s hard to get much space for yourself. Your roles have suddenly morphed into something completely different...
by Sonya Rafferty | Apr 14, 2020 | Emotion Coaching
Anatomy of a Meltdown Photo by Lucas Pezeta from Pexels We’ve all seen it, when our child (or preferably someone else’s child) is having a meltdown. The crying, screaming, uncontrollable physical and emotional outbursts triggered by overwhelm and made worse if the...
by Sonya Rafferty | Apr 7, 2020 | Emotion Coaching, Mindfulness
The Secret to Keeping Your Cool When Your Child is Acting Out Photo by Allen Taylor on Unsplash I am going to tell you something and you may not like it. There is no secret to keeping your cool when your kid is acting out. There is a way to do it but it’s not a...
by Sonya Rafferty | Mar 31, 2020 | Emotion Coaching
The Story You Tell Yourself Matters Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels You know that running monologue you have in your head? The one that keeps track of everyone’s appointments, lists off all of the things you are wishing for, and, depending on the day, dishes...
by Sonya Rafferty | Mar 24, 2020 | Emotion Coaching, Mindfulness
What to Do When You’re Not Feeling Close to Your Child Photo by Victoria Borodinova from Pexels Today I was talking with another mom (via text message because social distancing because Covid 19). She said to me “the kids are outside right now, I don’t even want...
