Jody Passanisi

I'm SURE some of the things your kid says or does absolutely warrants an immediate reaction. However, sometimes the reaction doesn't do the big picture much justice, it becomes a habit that reaps no reward, or it's actually rooted in something that they can't see because it's personal to us or our upbringing. When you fine-tune the skill of reframing in the moment, your reactions become responses, and those responses become building blocks for the ideal outcome in any situation. It's not always easy, and will never be perfect because you're human, but learning the root of your reactions and expectations, as well as having clarity on the outcome or goal puts us in a position to remain calm and in control, both for ourselves and for them.