Emotion regulation for parents isn’t just about what you do when your child is already melting down. It’s about what you do all day leading up to that moment. In this solo episode, parenting coach Albiona Rakipi introduces the joy tracker, a simple practice she uses in coaching to help parents build emotional balance throughout the day so they have something to draw on when things get hard. She also walks through how to set up your child’s environment for regulation before behavior becomes a problem: sleep habits, nutrition, overscheduling, physical space, and how to sequence their day so they’re not hitting the hardest tasks when their bandwidth is lowest. Plus, how to use the joy tracker with kids using a question that actually gets real answers instead of rote ones. Part one of two. The in-the-moment tools are coming in the next episode.
Most parents want to know what to do when the meltdown is already happening. Albiona is starting earlier than that. This episode is about building the conditions for regulation throughout your day so the hard moments don’t take you completely off guard. For you and for your kids.
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Albiona 🤎