140. When Your Clap Backs to Your Kid Do More Harm Than Good

Do you find yourself resorting to "clap backs" or responding to your children with anger and aggression? While this may provide momentary relief and compliance, it can ultimately push your children away and damage your relationship with them in the long term. Research has shown that when parents raise their voices or justify their anger towards their children, it has negative effects on their mental and emotional well-being. Children who are exposed to this kind of behavior feel unsafe expressing their emotions to their parents. Which means when they're older they won't come to you when they may need you the most.  Listen on to learn more. If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/5-shifts-registration If your teen is struggling to engage with your family, shutting down and struggling with a perfectionism spiral, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/tp/5-steps-registration If you're ready to book a call with our team, use this link: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/pod/book-your-call-now For families with high school aged teens: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/tp/teentalk

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You are a parent of a Highly Sensitive Child and are ready to gain skills that will help you feel capable and confident disciplining your child or teen while helping them feel understood in a world that says they are "too much". Each week, Megghan Thompson, an experienced mental health therapist and Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor (RPT-S), dives into the topic of parenting highly sensitive children and teens. If you're ready to stop drowning in your child's explosive and out of control emotions and eliminate daily meltdowns, this show is for you.