When your child has big behaviors do you just want to stop the behaviors because of your own triggers, discomfort or embarrassment? Sometimes our parenting goal is to just stop the behaviors, but what if there is a better way? What if there is a way to regulate ourselves while we help regulate our kids? What if there is a way to parent from a place of calm and compassion? It doesn't mean there aren't boundaries, it means we set and enforce boundaries differently. Instead of a knee jerk, angry response we work on being in a calm place. We teach instead of yell, we dig deep to see what's driving the behavior instead of doling out harsh punishments. It means we really see our child for who they are and what they might be struggling with instead of only seeing the challenging behaviors. It isn't lazy parenting or letting kids get away with behaviors. It is focusing on the relationship first, it is teaching and validating and seeing beyond behaviors to see the child. Lauren Pace who has a masters degree in child development shares her expertise in this area. She regularly teaches parents, teachers and other professionals how to approach and teach kids with big behaviors. When we see the person first before the behavior it can change everything. If you are interested in learning more about this type of parenting you can start with the course Lauren and her business partners Wendy and Ty have created. If you use the code Cheryl30, you get $30 off the course (which is already very reasonably priced.) Parenting with emotional intelligence course Lauren's website https://xolaurenpace.com/about