{"product_id":"being-at-your-best-when-your-kids-are-at-their-worst-practical-compassion-in-parenting-9781611802146","title":"Being at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst: Practical Compassion in Parenting","description":"\u003cb\u003eA practical, meditative approach that can be used in the moment to help you stay calm and balanced when your child's behavior is pushing you to your limit--by the popular author of \u003ci\u003eSimplicity Parenting\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn difficult and challenging situations with our kids, every parent wants to react as much as possible in a way that reflects our family values and expectations. And yet when our children \"push our buttons,\" we often find ourselves reacting in ways that we know are far from our principles, and even seem to further inflame a situation. Most distressing of all is when we feel ourselves falling into these predictable relationship patterns as they begin to happen. It gives us the sinking feeling of, \"Oh no, here we go again.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe know that when our children are at their worst, they need us to be at our best--or as close to it as we can get at the time. But how can we move from a \"stress regress\" to speaking in a voice that is warm, calm, and firm? Educator Kim John Payne offers techniques that simply but very directly shift these damaging patterns of communication and parental behavior. It is a grounded and practical tool that he has taught to numerous parents worldwide to: \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e Slow down the interaction \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e Give them a greater feeling of inner spaciousness\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e Be more in control of their reactions and the situation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e Sense what their child's deeper needs are even though they are misbehaving\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e*\u003c\/b\u003e Respond in a way that gives the child a feeling of being heard and yet puts a boundary in place \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeing at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst\u003c\/i\u003e is a technique that you can use in the moment to reframe the situation and help you respond effectively, appropriately, and with kindness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611802146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kim John Payne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661991211164,"sku":"9781611802146","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3b82c131-0c02-4970-806a-7e072c4e16c6.jpg?v=1603900776","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/being-at-your-best-when-your-kids-are-at-their-worst-practical-compassion-in-parenting-9781611802146","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}