Get all the links we mentioned here: https://kidscookrealfood.com/help-kids-deal-with-big-emotions/We will ALL encounter tough situations and hard times in our lives. We will ALL cope with them in some way. But sometimes coping looks like throwing a chair or eat a whole box of cookies.Licensed Mental Health Counselor Janine Halloran joins us today to talk about the kind of coping that is safe and healthy and HOW we can teach those skills to our kids (while also modeling them ourselves).In this super practical conversation, youll learn:What kinds of coping skills most kids preferHow and when to intentionally introduce coping skills to kids (and why our gut reaction is usually wrong)Kid-friendly deep breathing techniques that dont come off as cornyHow we can help our kids (and, ahem, ourselves) USE the safe and healthy coping skills in the heated moments, instead of the tantrumsWhat it means to be the thermostat, not the thermometerHow food can help kids build mindfulness, yay!The FIRST, easiest, most practical step you can take TODAY to build these skills in your familyTruly parents, this interview is full of golden moments. Take time to listen to it all and some parts twice!!!Visit the Kids Cook Real Food eCourse and see how we teach children confidence in the kitchen: https://kidscookrealfood.comFind all the Kids Cook Real Food Healthy Parenting Connector videos at https://youtu.be/GVRq0m-Ehe4
