I Hate You!!!

These three heartbreaking words elicits one of two responses from us - deep hurt, or anger at their ungrateful rudeness!!! I'll explain why our children and teens throw this at us and how best to respond - not only in the moment, but in longer term. Here are the highlights: (2:00) We’re not meant to be their best friend (4.50) Try to stay compassionate and balanced (8:45} Please don’t panic (10:18} Take a moment if you can (15:35) Acknowledge they’re experiencing a big feeling (17:30) Deal with it in a way that is appropriate to their development stage (not biological age) (23:00) What’s at the root of the big feeling? Previous episodes mentioned in episode 110: Ep 1: Managing Emotions Ep 89: Social & Emotional Development Ep 90: Mum Guilt 💚 Let's grow our village together, please share this episode with at least one friend 💚 Complete the listener poll to let me know what you'd like in future episodes 💚 You can watch the Bucket Emptying Episodes on Youtube 💚 Access the free resources mentioned in the episodes 💚 Join our campaign One Million Moments to reduce the number of children struggling with mental health challenges from 17% to 10% by 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.