If you are struggling with parenting challenges, knowing when to reach out for support is essential.
Here are some situations when seeking support outside of your family or friendships can be beneficial.
When you are feeling overwhelmed:
Parenting can be overwhelming especially when you are juggling lots of responsibilities. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, it’s essential to seek support. Talking things through without the fear of judgement can feel a bit like taking a boiling kettle off the heat, providing you with the space to consider tools to cope.
A calm adult=a calm child.
When your child is struggling emotionally:
If your child struggles to regulate their emotions e.g. hits out when frustrated or goes from 0-100 in the blink of an eye, seeking advice from friends and family can often leave you feeling inadequate and often confused, especially when the advice does not match your own values and principles as a parent.
When you are experiencing conflict in the family:
Parenting can challenge even the strongest relationships. Seeking confidential, non-judgmental and impartial support can be beneficial. Exploring how to communicate effectively and identify/consider your preferred parenting styles could be worth a try.
When you get stuck in a rut:
Raising children doesn’t come with a manual and knowing what to do in certain situations can be challenging. Doing what we always do will get the same results!
Do you find yourself in cycles of nagging and bickering? Are you relying on patterns of managing stressful situations that only work in the short term?
When you need a break:
Parenting can be exhausting and taking care of yourself is essential. ‘health care is self-care’. You can often feel alone with a situation thinking that no-one would understand or grasp the gravity of the situation as you experience it.
Talking through possible options can be beneficial to make the most of precious and sometimes elusive ‘me time’.
If you are struggling with parenting challenges, knowing when to reach out for support is essential.
Here are some situations when seeking support outside of your family or friendships can be beneficial.
When you are feeling overwhelmed:
Parenting can be overwhelming especially when you are juggling lots of responsibilities. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, it’s essential to seek support. Talking things through without the fear of judgement can feel a bit like taking a boiling kettle off the heat, providing you with the space to consider tools to cope.
A calm adult=a calm child.
When your child is struggling emotionally:
If your child struggles to regulate their emotions e.g. hits out when frustrated or goes from 0-100 in the blink of an eye, seeking advice from friends and family can often leave you feeling inadequate and often confused, especially when the advice does not match your own values and principles as a parent.
When you are experiencing conflict in the family:
Parenting can challenge even the strongest relationships. Seeking confidential, non-judgmental and impartial support can be beneficial. Exploring how to communicate effectively and identify/consider your preferred parenting styles could be worth a try.
When you get stuck in a rut:
Raising children doesn’t come with a manual and knowing what to do in certain situations can be challenging. Doing what we always do will get the same results!
Do you find yourself in cycles of nagging and bickering? Are you relying on patterns of managing stressful situations that only work in the short term?
When you need a break:
Parenting can be exhausting and taking care of yourself is essential. ‘health care is self-care’. You can often feel alone with a situation thinking that no-one would understand or grasp the gravity of the situation as you experience it.
Talking through possible options can be beneficial to make the most of precious and sometimes elusive ‘me time’.
