Interpretations and the Stories We Tell

"Send Ben a text"How to Be Intentional With Your Interpretations. First, you have to be aware of what your interpretations are. To do this, practice awareness throughout the day. When you notice an interpretation, identify and label it. "This is an interpretation."Thought downloads are also powerful tools to help you identify your interpretations. Any time you find yourself saying things like, "It's not fair," "My teen's lazy," "I'm not good enough," or "This is bad."These are all interpretations.Second, once you've become aware of your interpretations, you can start to be intentional about how you interpret things. When you identify and label your interpretation, intentionally more your attention to your desired interpretation. It might look like this."My son is lazy. Wait, that's an interpretation. I move my attention to the interpretation that my son is doing his best."Boom!We identified the unintentional interpretation and moved our attention to an intentional interpretation.This will impact the rest of the stories that we tell ourselves. Third, as you do this, practice new intentional interpretations by doing models. In the first step I invited you to do thought downloads. Once you've done this, you can do an unintentional model and an intentional model based on the thoughts and interpretations that you identified in your thought downloads. Call to ACTION!My BETA Impact Parenting Program is now live, but the doors close TOMORROW, Friday, Aug. 13th at 11:59 MDT. If you want to take your parenting to the next level, I want you to be a part of this program.Space is limited! Get in before it's too late.Join TODAY!!YES! I WANT IN!!Are You Caught in the Parent Trap?Discover the hidden patterns that are keeping you stuck—and how to break free.Take this quick (and eye-opening) quiz to uncover which common parenting trap you’re falling into with your teen. Get a personalized roadmap to help you parent with more clarity, confidence, and connection—starting today.https://benpughcoaching.com/parent-trap-quiz