015: Parents Have Feelings Too - Emotional Regulation For Adults

If you know that emotions are important, what do you do with them? If you know that emotional regulation is a skill, what does it accomplish? And if you know there is a way to process what you are feeling, how exactly do you do that?    This is not a test.  But it is important to know the answers to these questions, because it makes your parenting more enjoyable and has an impact on the rest of your life.    When we talk about emotional regulation, we focus on the children and their skill set. But parents also need to know how to process their own feelings, before they can help their children.   Emotions are your personal power, they are the energy  behind your Parenting Presence. You access the power of your emotions through emotional regulation, which we need just as much as our children.  It is all about the ability to identify unmet needs and taking care of them. It is not about "sitting with" the emotion and waiting for it to pass.    We talk about that and more, and I also invite you to the Emotionally Intelligent Parenting project.   More about the show at theparentingpresence.com Host: Julia Pappas, Psychologist & Parent Coach