Hey folks, if you follow these two simple sentences in life as a parent, essentially you will be the greatest parent on planet Earth.
These 2 sentences are:
1. Connect and Redirect.
2. Name it to Tame it.
I will explain these two sentences below. But before that, you should know two things.
First, remember, human have two parts of brain --- left side and right side. The left side controls logic, the right side controls emotion. Children can not coordinate these two sides together, that is why they cry, do tantrums. As a parent, your part is to help the kids make better connection between these two parts.
The more your children are able to connect these two parts, the better they will do in life.
So, how to help them in connecting these two parts?
Follow the above two rules.
Connect and Redirect
Once your toddler is crying, of flooded with emotion, instead of telling them, 'do not cry. This is a silly issue'. Rather, you should connect with your child first. Just resonate with your child and say, 'yes, you are very sad, that is why you are crying. I understand fully. This thing is really bad.' After connecting, hug them. Then, you redirect them once they are soothed. You present the logical part now. You say: 'See, though this is bad, you are hurt, sad, but this will be alright soon, is not it? Your dead dinosaur will soon come back to life.'.
That is all for now. In next post, I will explain the second method. Keep following me. And if you liked my content, just give me a thumbs up.
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