The Shared Journey

Day: June 21, 2012

3 Keys for Dealing with Our Kids’ Shifting Emotions

Have you ever been amazed at how quickly your children’s emotional state can change?  I mean one moment they are “happy campers” and within minutes they become hostile, upset, and/or moody.  Although as adults we too do this, usually the executive area of our brain has matured enough to  give us orders “to keep a lid on” our outward behaviors, unless we are flooded with emotions.  At such times it goes momentarily “off line” much like our children experience. Summer is about to begin and while that is basically a relief for most children, and a special time for families

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