emotional coaching

The interplay between parents and children are many. In the best of times, both children and parents long for connections that make them closer. In lesser times, interactions between parents and children may produce an experience of disconnection. Disconnections usually occur as a result of how we deal with conflict or how we manage painful feelings and emotions. These missed connections or ruptures in the relationship tend to result in parents and children either turning against each other or turning against themselves. Mindful parenting can help.

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