Comments on: Here’s the Most Effective Way to Help an Angry Child https://parentswithconfidence.com/how-to-be-the-best-parent-to-your-emotionally-intense-child/ Raising emotionally healthy children who will live their BEST life.. Mon, 11 Apr 2022 17:04:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: JoElle https://parentswithconfidence.com/how-to-be-the-best-parent-to-your-emotionally-intense-child/#comment-7503 Fri, 20 Nov 2020 18:11:31 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=835#comment-7503 I generally feel like an emotionally healthy adult, but find as my son gets older and has anger erupt I am seeing my own behavior mirrored. I am reminded of the work I need to do and these tips you provide resonate and do work. What I have noticed as a parent is everything I see modeled by my child is a pretty direct reflection of me.

I think if one is able to be self-reflective parenting can more helpful than any therapy. When you go to a therapist you get to pick and chose what is shared about yourself, but parenting reveals the good and bad parts of ourselves whether we like it or not, lol. The upside for me is the desire to change for not just myself but for emotional intelligence for my child.

I have been using your site as my number one resource for years. I wish you had more information specific to tweens and teens (but maybe that will change as your own kids get older?). I appreciate all you do!

]]> By: Angela Pruess https://parentswithconfidence.com/how-to-be-the-best-parent-to-your-emotionally-intense-child/#comment-2352 Wed, 31 Jul 2019 19:42:47 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=835#comment-2352 In reply to James.

You definitely haven’t missed your window! She will continue to learn and develop in this area until shes 25:). Not is a great time because she’s cognitively more able to try different strategies. It sounds like she may have some sensory challenges (at least in the tactile area). You may want to take a peek into Sensory processing and see if anything resonates! I hope that helps:)

]]> By: James https://parentswithconfidence.com/how-to-be-the-best-parent-to-your-emotionally-intense-child/#comment-2222 Tue, 11 Jun 2019 16:18:52 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=835#comment-2222 Great article. Our 7 year old has been having almost daily meltdowns. They started a few months after moving into our new home. She goes from 0-60 really quickly. Mostly over things her younger brother does, and other times it’s about clothing that doesn’t feel right. We’ve tried identifying her triggers and eliminating them but it’s like a game of wack-a-mole. New ones keep surfacing. We’ve more recently come to the realization that how we respond may be part of the problem and have since been much more calm and supportive during the episodes. But they haven’t stopped. Have we missed the age-window with helping her cope with her emotions? How else can we help her to better cope when she’s feeling this way?

]]> By: Episode 117: Angela Pruess on Supporting Our Child's Fledgling Self-Regulation - Tilt Parenting https://parentswithconfidence.com/how-to-be-the-best-parent-to-your-emotionally-intense-child/#comment-950 Tue, 17 Jul 2018 08:46:12 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=835#comment-950 […] How to Be the Best Parent to Your Emotionally Intense Child (article on Parents With Confidence) […]

]]> By: All Children are a Gift, Even the Most Difficult Ones https://parentswithconfidence.com/how-to-be-the-best-parent-to-your-emotionally-intense-child/#comment-418 Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:11:36 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=835#comment-418 […]  Related>> How to be the Best Parent to Your Emotionally Intense Child […]

]]> By: Angela Pruess https://parentswithconfidence.com/how-to-be-the-best-parent-to-your-emotionally-intense-child/#comment-364 Tue, 02 Jan 2018 16:34:21 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=835#comment-364 In reply to Diana.

Hi Diana,
Thanks so much for reading. I understand your frustration in wanting solutions to go with the theory behind the article. It is really difficult to fit everything into a short blog post that people usually only stick with for 30 seconds:). For this reason, I try to provide other links and resources at the bottom for parents to further explore. My mission is to inspire parents to think differently about their approaches with their child. Changing the way to do this is definitely a marathon and not a sprint, so the article is more of a springboard to get you interested in exploring more about conscious parenting. I am going to add a resource to the article at the bottom that I hope you will find very helpful, I know I do. Take care!

]]> By: Diana https://parentswithconfidence.com/how-to-be-the-best-parent-to-your-emotionally-intense-child/#comment-355 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 09:47:05 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=835#comment-355 Not useful at all. It’s fine to realize that my thoughts and reactions are important and anyone with an ounce of self reflection has thought about this before. But no suggestions on actual parenting. The part where you teach your kids things and maybe even get them out the door without having to tell? I hate parenting articles that only tell us what we are doing wrong and then end.

]]> By: Aruba https://parentswithconfidence.com/how-to-be-the-best-parent-to-your-emotionally-intense-child/#comment-354 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 07:10:48 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=835#comment-354 A great post coupled with a great resource hair (5-hair ties, from Kelly). Thank you.

]]> By: Angela Pruess https://parentswithconfidence.com/how-to-be-the-best-parent-to-your-emotionally-intense-child/#comment-282 Wed, 13 Sep 2017 19:45:05 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=835#comment-282 In reply to Lauren.

Hi Lauren- so glad you found the article helpful! Off the top of my head…
“I can be the calm in their emotional storm”
“When things become unglued, I am the one who needs to stay together”
“I will show/model for my child the behaviors I desire to see in them”

Hopefully, that gets you brainstorming a bit:)

]]> By: Lauren https://parentswithconfidence.com/how-to-be-the-best-parent-to-your-emotionally-intense-child/#comment-277 Mon, 11 Sep 2017 21:24:52 +0000 https://parentswithconfidence.com/?p=835#comment-277 Thank you for this article! It’s very helpful, and I really like the idea of a parenting mantra. Do you have any examples?

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