10 Miracle Phrases to Help You Reconnect With Your Child

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miracle phrases to help you reconnect

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i know baby sleeplessness won't last forever and tantrums are a phase

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no island you'd want to visit

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take a step toward the island? uh

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but your kid feels like she's on an island

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these family conversation starters fill your child's connection tank every day

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now…ready

let's take a deep breath together

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deep breaths stop a body's stress response and lower the heart rate. and that's something you and your child can definitely use during those strained times

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this question works as a reset button. but first

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print. any paper will do the trick

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after she and i have been snapping at each other all day

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i knew there had to be a better way

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when you find yourself in this situation

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you leave the room

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i mean

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some adults can't get perspective in the middle of a stressful situation

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what your child needs from you

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she needs you to build a bridge

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she needs to know that you understand what she's feeling

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she needs you to help her flush the nasty stress hormones out of her body because until that happens

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say anything right - but your child feels exactly the same way

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in those moments

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but here's the problem

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which is why i made the following list. mainly

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how to reconnect

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that my grandma taught me to use. my suggestions are based on the science of how the brain works in those emotionally charged moments

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the next time you and your child aren't getting along and you feel like you can't say anything right

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but first

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repairing your connection

tell me how you're feeling

i want to understand how you're feeling

i love you

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change “angry” to whatever emotion your child is feeling

it's okay to feel mad

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again

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i give you a hug

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how can i help

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we start over

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i'm sorry for…

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