Which do you think you notice and comment on more: children’s challenging behavior or their positive behavior? How about in your life in general: do you tend to focus on the challenges more than what is going well? That can lead to a huge amount of stress and a decrease in your ability to teach or parent with the brain in mind. Let’s see if we might help you with that.
Spoiler alert: this is NOT another article about how to “stay positive.” That is not the answer. What is? Learning how to take in both the “bad” and the “good” in balance, working skillfully to install the good and let go of the bad. Not rushing to happy!
In this two-part series, “The Negativity Trap,” you will learn both the science and practical strategies to cultivate the skill of using the mind to balance the brain’s bias for the negative. The result? Strategies to help you increase your sense of balance, calm, and competence while teaching children the social and emotional skills needed to prevent challenging behavior in children.