When Your Child Doesn't Know How Much You Love Her with Stephanie D.

Stephanie and Sebastian are struggling with their 7-year-old daughter Heidi, who's having a hard time coping with the birth and presence of her younger brother Lucas. Since Lucas was born, Heidi has become difficult, aggressive, and prone to violent temper tantrums. Stephanie and Sebastian are looking for ways to help Heidi understand that they still love her as much as ever. Today, we talk about how they can get their love across to Heidi. I talk about the power of visual illustrations and offer a suggestion involving the flame of a candle. I note the importance of blocking out real, solid alone-time with your child, as well as of letting her know that you want this alone time just as much as she does. I note the need for the validation of her emotions, and I discuss how Stephanie can model healthy ways of expressing these emotions. "Having feelings and the way in which she projects those feelings, are two different things." - Sue Groner This week on The Parenting Mentor: The power of visual illustrations Modeling acceptable and healthy ways of dealing with emotions The importance of validation The value of universal language Why time-outs aren't really helpful Meet the Parenting Mentor If you want to reduce the everyday stress and anxiety that inevitably come with parenting and learn to be a happier and more relaxed parent, then this is the place for you. Here, you can listen in on real sessions with parents who open up about the specific challenges they face with children from 2 to 22. Listen along and gain perspectives and strategies to help you parent with sanity and joy. Visit theparentingmentor.com for notes on this show, more episodes, and all the ways to subscribe, and don't forget to pick up my book, Parenting with Sanity and Joy: 101 Simple Strategies, which includes my Nine Golden Rules of Parenting. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts! Spotify I Stitcher I Apple Podcasts I iHeart Radio I TuneIn I Google Podcasts