Welcome back to another quick 'Coffee Catch-up' - a weekly thought from one Mum to another! A 5 minute episode to listen to whilst downing your coffee before the baby wakes up, or you have to start work or head out on the school run!
In this episode I talk about whether it's ok to share our negative emotions with our kids. Our natural instinct as a parent is to protect our kids from harm and hurt and to try to keep them happy but are we actually doing them a disservice with this??
This episode was inspired after my trip to the cinema to see the incredible new Belfast film. If you haven't seen it, here's the trailer. I highly, highly recommend it.
I also mention this incredible quote from Philippa Perry: "When we just want the kids to be happy, we put unnecessary and added pressure on them. We need to support our children in all their feelings. it's a hard one to take on board because our inclination is to fix what's hurting. yet the best fix of all is to keep our kids company in whatever they are going through. Then when they are anything other than happy, they don't feel they're failing." If this resonates with you, then I really recommend you check out Perry's incredible book: The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and your children will be glad that you did!)
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