15: Survival Mode Parenting

In this episode, I discuss how 2020 was whirlwind of intense emotions, loss, grief and disruption, and how many parents struggled with helping their children respond to the fear around them. Normally, parents go to an automatic process, thinking: “how can I do this better next time?” ... But this a fear based process. You cannot stop fear-based meltdowns with fear-based parenting. Listen in to hear how to break out of the survival-mode cycle and starting leading your family through challenges again. If your child is demonstrating the meltdown cycle, watch our free training here: https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/5steps 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/5steps_teen If you want to learn more about the results we help our clients achieve, visit this page:https://www.megghanthompsoncoaching.com/results    To keep up on the latest content, join our Facebook Group: Parent Your Highly Sensitive Child Like a Ninja  Be sure to check out our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/megghanthompsoncoaching 

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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.