Ep. 4 – Three Simple Ways to Decrease Chaotic Moments By Connecting Throughout the Day

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Sometimes children act out because they don’t feel like they’re being seen or understood. And that’s a stressor for children. But when we take time during the day or evening to connect with them, they seem to act out less (or if they do have a difficult moment, it’s easier to bring them back down and help them become regulated). So if we can make these little deposits throughout the day, we can prevent many chaotic moments caused by feeling overlooked and ignored. Also, in making an effort to connect with our children, it’s easier for us to respond intentionally instead of reacting in those stressful moments. What we’ve noticed is that not only are our children’s buckets being filled in those moments where we’re connecting but our own bucket is being filled also. In this episode, we're going to share three simple things you can do to connect with your child in those small pockets of time throughout the day so that you can prevent chaotic moments from even happening in the first place.