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When you discipline your child are you also doing this one important thing?

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The one mistake many parents make when disciplining their children is forgetting to teach the underlying skills needed for emotional regulation. Focusing only on consequences without addressing skill development leaves children unable to manage emotions like disappointment and frustration.
• The purpose of discipline should be education, not just punishment
• Children need to learn how to regulate emotions like disappointment before they can behave appropriately
• Co-regulation requires parents to first recognize and manage their own emotional state
• When children are dysregulated, they need connection before correction
• Creating "scaffolding" helps build skills gradually through small, manageable challenges
• Waiting until both parent and child are regulated before teaching new skills
• Skills like patience, emotional expression, and frustration tolerance must be explicitly taught
• Disciplining without teaching skills creates a cycle of continued misbehavior
• Reflection helps parents see past the behavior to the emotional need underneath
Watch this on YouTube!

https://youtu.be/SQKD_D7jglY

Join the Reflective Parent Club for weekly coaching calls and support in developing emotion regulation skills. Visit curiousneuron.com for articles, resources, and a free 7-day trial of the club.
More ways to build emotion regulation skills with Curious Neuron!

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Start your 7 day FREE trial of the Reflective Parent Club

A science-based course that helps you learn how to cope with emotions, stress, your child's behaviour and your partner! Plus, a weekly coaching call to help you build awareness and practice new tools.

https://curiousneuron.com/reflective-parent-club/

Join our FREE Monthly Parental Well-Being Webinar Series:

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Chapters

1. Welcome to Reflective Parenting (00:00:00)

2. Understanding the Reflective Parent Club (00:04:32)

3. The Key Mistake in Discipline (00:09:51)

4. Teaching Children to Handle Disappointment (00:14:34)

5. Co-Regulation Instead of Escalation (00:19:18)

6. Building Skills Through Scaffolding (00:24:33)

237 episodes

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The one mistake many parents make when disciplining their children is forgetting to teach the underlying skills needed for emotional regulation. Focusing only on consequences without addressing skill development leaves children unable to manage emotions like disappointment and frustration.
• The purpose of discipline should be education, not just punishment
• Children need to learn how to regulate emotions like disappointment before they can behave appropriately
• Co-regulation requires parents to first recognize and manage their own emotional state
• When children are dysregulated, they need connection before correction
• Creating "scaffolding" helps build skills gradually through small, manageable challenges
• Waiting until both parent and child are regulated before teaching new skills
• Skills like patience, emotional expression, and frustration tolerance must be explicitly taught
• Disciplining without teaching skills creates a cycle of continued misbehavior
• Reflection helps parents see past the behavior to the emotional need underneath
Watch this on YouTube!

https://youtu.be/SQKD_D7jglY

Join the Reflective Parent Club for weekly coaching calls and support in developing emotion regulation skills. Visit curiousneuron.com for articles, resources, and a free 7-day trial of the club.
More ways to build emotion regulation skills with Curious Neuron!

Record your message to ask a question, share an insight or give us some feedback! https://www.speakpipe.com/ReflectiveParentingPodcast

Start your 7 day FREE trial of the Reflective Parent Club

A science-based course that helps you learn how to cope with emotions, stress, your child's behaviour and your partner! Plus, a weekly coaching call to help you build awareness and practice new tools.

https://curiousneuron.com/reflective-parent-club/

Join our FREE Monthly Parental Well-Being Webinar Series:

https://tremendous-hustler-7333.kit.com/989145490b

Grab a Free Resource:

Email: [email protected]

📸 Instagram | 🧠 Reflective Parenting F...

  continue reading

Chapters

1. Welcome to Reflective Parenting (00:00:00)

2. Understanding the Reflective Parent Club (00:04:32)

3. The Key Mistake in Discipline (00:09:51)

4. Teaching Children to Handle Disappointment (00:14:34)

5. Co-Regulation Instead of Escalation (00:19:18)

6. Building Skills Through Scaffolding (00:24:33)

237 episodes

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