Episode 45: When Behaviors are Challenging

In this episode, Rachel Welfeld, relationship coach and emotional wound healer, talks with Jodi about addressing our children's challenging behaviors. This includes focusing on exploring how your own emotional wounds affect the way you relate to your child(ren). Rachel also provides practical strategies and tips regarding ways to deal with a child's challenging behavior so that calmness and harmony can be present within the home and family dynamicAre you a mom with a dream? Maybe that dream is to be present with your children when they come home from school each day...Or maybe it's to start a business, write a book, run a marathon, or just plain get in shape! If you have a dream and want to gain some traction in a supportive community with a ton of accountability, Journey's is for you! Journeys Mentorship for Jewish Women is an 8 - week journey of self-love, radical possibility, and strategy that supports you in achieving your dreams!Learn more at Journeys — Love. Adventure. Mom.Show Notes:6:30 Rachel's Definition of Geulah (Redemption)7:42 How to Address Challenging Behaviors?"So I would say when addressing challenging behaviors, there are two things, there's addressing the child in their challenging behavior, and there's addressing myself in the moment of the challenging behavior [...] I mean in the moments I succeed in doing it."11:23 How does challenging behavior looks like in Rachel's experience"What I do my best to do what I'm doing right when I'm not losing it, is to lay in bed with him at night and talk to him about what's going on for him [...] What do you think what's going on?"13:55 The process to have an open relationship with your child"First of all seeking what's a comfortable space for your child and you to have this conversation [...] where you just take them out and say I just wanted to talk to you...""This is gonna be about us talking in a loving way to each other [...] I really want to understand your heart more I don't know that if I've taken the time to understand your heart..."17:28 Codewords to keep calm“...Also, we have codewords that we make up during the safe time, sometimes they work sometimes they don't [...] there are some things that we agree on that will help calm him and we have some words that he can say to me…”Connect with Rachel:Email:[email protected] Gift: 30 Minute Consult Call | Email Rachel to Sign up for Your Call at [email protected]:Host: Jodi FriedGuest: Rachel WelfeldEditor: Orlando Diaz