048: Honoring Your Child's Sovereignty & Appreciating Their View of The World

In episode 046, we talked about three essential pillars to respect and the first one was about seeing your child as an Individual: A complete, whole human being with their own thoughts, needs, and feelings…   Today we make a special emphasis on the Separateness Factor of being an Individual.   As soon as your child is able to interact with the world intentionally, they begin to acquire their own experience, separate and private from ours. What that means is that there is a lot we do not know about our children. And we don’t have to.   Not knowing is not the problem, it is our assumptions that we do know — that’s a problem. When we assume we know, we begin to impose ourselves... When we impose, we overstep the child’s boundaries.   And we already talked about how important boundaries are to the child’s sense of Self. The antidote to broken boundaries is to acknowledge the child’s Sovereignty.   What is that precisely and how do we do that? Tune in to hear more.       Want more ideas? Sign up here for the Emotionally Intelligent Parenting training.   Host: Julia Pappas, Psychologist & Parent Coach With questions and comments, please reach out on Instagram @theparentingpresence. Additional info is available at theparentingpresence.com  

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The "parenting presence" is the inner strength and gentle wisdom available to any parent who is willing to spend time to get to know themselves. Parents who learn how their own emotional regulation works, how their needs are met, and how actions are guided by thoughts and interpretations — also discover an amazing source of influence and guidance available to them in parenting. Why? Because when parents know the rhythms of their own inner workings, they are also able to discover what makes their child tick. We have many questions when it comes to parenting and just about everywhere we turn – someone’s got the answer! But how do you tease out what really matters? The PARENTING PRESENCE framework is your guide to parenting essentials and it consists of THREE CORE ELEMENTS. It is based on simple principles of child development and incorporates deep personal values everyone holds as a parent. This is a podcast about the most essential parenting skills we need in order to raise children with confidence and intention. Isn’t it so much better to know with certainty what to do, rather than follow random advice? Exactly! Join Julia Pappas, Psychologist and Parent Coach, on the mission towards informed parenting simplicity. What to do when children have strong emotions? What if the child’s behavior is out of control? How to manage our own anger and frustration? Find answers to your burning questions and get strategies that work today and bring maximum impact for long-term sustainable relationship with your children. For show notes, downloadable parenting resources, and more information, please explore each episode.