Detachment Parenting - 33 Ways to Keep Your Cool When Kids Melt Down

Do you marvel at the patience and poise of your child's preschool teacher and secretly wish you could act with the same calm demeanor? Now you can. Detachment Parenting allows you to break out of fight-or-flight mode and respond mindfully, even when emotions run high. This practical book shows you how to: • Stay calm when kids are out of control • Engage kids in helpful discussions of intense emotional issues • Coach kids to understand and manage their own moods • Be confident that you can handle emotional crises, and • Feel better about yourself as a person and as a parent Written by a personality psychologist and mom of two young kids, Detachment Parenting presents smart solutions to one of the most challenging aspects of parenthood: Responding to kids' emotions. It's packed with 33 strategies you can use right away. You'll discover simple ways to change course in the heat of the moment - when you're about to lose your cool - and learn how to guide emotional discussions so kids feel valued and validated. Detachment Parenting teaches you how to spot emotional triggers and patterns, and find ways to respond without overreacting. Tips for maintaining a healthy emotional climate will help you increase your emotional energy reserves so you can give more of yourself and feel more fulfilled. Armed with these simple stay-cool strategies, you'll be prepared for whatever kid chaos comes next. When you buy the book, you'll be eligible to download a printable Calm-Mom Techniques Poster FREE. It's a useful visual reminder of how to keep your cool while you help kids handle their emotions. To get your free-download link, simply email your book receipt to poster at HeidiLuedtke.com.