Hold up. Wait a minute. “Do you mean that I can parent without yelling at my kids?” “Is it possible for my child to follow directions the first time I ask?”“Are you suggesting that at the end of a day and I could feel energized and excited to wake up and do it all over again?”
Why yes!
When you choose to discover your strengths and operate from a place of natural greatness so wonderful things happen.
So often we get caught up in the everyday tiny details, we forget our big picture view. At the end of the day, what do you want the relationship with your kids to look like?
Do you want it to be a constant battle? Do you want to continue to have power struggles? Do you want to feel guilty and overwhelmed by all of the things that need to get done?
Or do you want to feel strong and confident knowing that your child has what it takes to be successful?
Parents who are operating in their strengths have found the secret ingredient to creating deep connections within the home.
Have you ever tried to write your name with your non-dominant hand? How did go? Not so good right? Well, that is because your brain has not created a strong connection and therefore has to work much harder to accomplish a task that should be easy and take you 10 seconds.
The same is true with parenting. When we neglect to use our parenting strengths, or worse rely on our weaknesses, we are using parts of our brain that don’t have strong neural connections. It makes parenting much more difficult.
Many parents that I meet have a long list of things that they want to change about their kids. I am sure if I were to ask you what is one thing you would like to see improved with your kids, you could give me a laundry list of items.
The reality is that most of it comes down to the parent. Small little changes in parenting style, understanding your strengths and what comes naturally to you as a parent, along with positive communication, and opportunities for connection.
Which parenting strength are you finding is more of a struggle at the moment?
