Learn To Feel What You Feel

Parental self awareness is the ability to look at one’s self from moment to moment during parent/child interactions, and ask one’s self, “How am I feeling?” This level of awareness brings you into the moment, the present, and this is where love lies. When you can meet your child in the present without all of the worries of the future and hurts and fears from the past, then you will be parenting from a place of love, parenting in the now.

Helpful Hints

• If we find ourselves wanting to “feel good” and avoiding “feel bad”, we are missing the point, the present and more importantly, the love.
• The answer to the question does not begin with “I think” (i.e. I think I am angry).
• Feeling what we feel is the goal here. I know this can sometimes be yucky. Focus on the sensations and not on your “thoughts about what it means”.
• Move out of your head and into your body for this exercise. Read More