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THIS IS YOUR YEAR!
Or is it?
Are you over it yet? The “New Year, New You,” “Grab the bull by the horns!” “MAKE THIS THE BEST YEAR EVER!” posts yet?
? I am.
The start of a new year is all about going hardcore. How this is YOUR chance! New beginnings! Capricorn energy! Full moon!
Maybe it happens frequently. Or maybe it only happened once. Suddenly, you find yourself screaming at your child. You’ve lost all control, but you don’t remember getting there. You feel ashamed and vow it will never happen again. But it does. Learning what got you there is the first step to preventing it. It’s time to know your triggers.
Whether it is during the toddler years when tantrums are an almost hourly occurrence, or during the teen years when simply walking past them in the hallway is enough to garner an eye-roll, or somewhere in between, our children are not out to give us a hard time. They are having a hard time.
Do you ever wonder why you are able to talk yourself out of doing something that you know is good for you? You set out to change your habits, and several days in, you find yourself back in your old patterns. It’s likely your childhood messages that are holding you back.
Every adult was once a child, and this child experienced life in its purest form. Home to our authentic self, our inner child is where we carry our childhood messaging. In order to live authentically, we need to first heal our inner child.
Authoritative. Authoritarian. Permissive. Neglectful. Tiger. Helicopter. Lawn mower. Gentle. Responsive. Conscious. Respectful. The list of parenting styles is endless. Add one more to that list: authentic parenting.