
How to stop losing your sh*t with your kids

Do your kids push your buttons? Of course, they do, and as Carla Naumburg explains in the book – that is what children do. Parents are covered in buttons, and our children like to push them. It’s not their fault, and it’s normal for you to overreact.
I listened to Carla in an interview this week, and she broke it all down into simple steps. Talking with Yael Schonbrun on Psychologists off the Clock, you’ll discover:
- Five fundamental truths about losing it with your kids
- How to own your triggers
- Why kids are button pushers, not triggers
- Practice to desensitise your buttons
- How to engage self-compassion (and why it’s vital right now)
- Best practices to apply after losing your sh*t with your kids
Here is your weekly round-up of creative ideas from around the world to help you work, love, play and feel better.
Openforwards Weekly Round-Up
- How do we grow through challenges? Article by Leah Katz, a psychologist who specialises in working with teenage girls and women.
- Black British women have our own needs to be addressed right now. Here’s why. Article by Hannah Uguru sharing her experiences and reflections.
- How to be alone. Solitude is a skill. You can get better at it with practice—article by Sigal Samuel, Staff Writer at Vox news.
- What is burnout, and how do you protect against it? Article by Jim Lucas on the Openforwards blog.
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