*** Trigger Warning - Abuse dynamics

Well Sh*t. It really is that simple - Episode 168 - "How do the Interaction Dynamics apply to children and power dynamics? (Shapes 10 - (the movies are next!))" is now LIVE!

Full Show notes: https://bit.ly/WellShitEpisodeGuide

If you're tuning in for our movies episode, we promise its coming next week. Join us on our journey down a rabbit hole so deep, we had to change the episode topic mid-recording. We've spent weeks talking about the shapes and how the Interaction Dynamics apply to us and our relationships however, they don't always apply to everyone. Tune in for todays episode where we focus on our approach and impact specifically in situations regarding power dynamics and with children. What you choose to do now can affect the dynamic approach that your child uses in the future.

In this episode we cover:

• Why the Drama Triangle and Empowerment Ecosystem don't apply the same way to children as adults
• How to lead as a parent in Creator Approach
• The importance of creating consistency with our children and within our daily lives
• Using a container to support children
• The impact of creating options and choice for children
• How power dynamics can affect the Interaction Dynamics
• Recognizing the Harm Dynamic
• Putting responsibility where it needs to be

Episode References:

• Attachment styles - Episode 83 - Conflict Series - Resolving conflict through coping, closing or co-creating
• Principles vs rules - Episode 121 - How trying to maintain an image can compromise your needs
• The Victim Approach episode - Episode 159 - How to know if the way you're meeting your needs is disempowering (Shapes 1) - The Victim Approach
• The Persecutor Approach episode - 160 - How to know if the way you're meeting your needs is disempowering (Shapes 2) - The Persecutor Approach
• The Rescuer Approach episode - 161 - How to know if the way you're meeting your needs is disempowering (Shapes 3) - The Rescuer Approach
• The Rescuer Approach harm episode - Episode 162 - How to know if the way you're meeting your needs is disempowering (Shapes 4) - Why the Rescuer Approach is so harmful
• The Creator Approach episode - Episode 163 - How to meet your needs in empowering ways (Shapes 5) - The Creator Approach
• The Supporter Approach episode - Episode 164 - How to meet your needs in empowering ways (Shapes 6) - The Supporter Approach
• The Contributor Approach episode - Episode 165 - How to meet your needs in empowering ways (Shapes 7) - The Contributor Approach
• Moving from disempowering to empowering - Episode 166 - How to meet your needs in empowering ways (Shapes 8) - How to move from a disempowering approach to meeting your needs to an empowering one
• The Harm Dynamic episode - Episode 167 - The Harm Dynamic (AKA the abuse dynamic) - focusing on actual harm and the impact of it

Resources:

• Click here to download the companion PDF to this episode (and the rest of the Interaction Dynamics series): https://theuniversalneeds.com/The-Interaction-Dynamics
• Links for the "What were you wearing" exhibit:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Were_You_Wearing%3F
• https://sbaproject.org/what-were-you-wearing/
• https://vimeo.com/1087245651
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdNh87cDHO4

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