The way you and your partner relate to each other (communicate, express love, deal with conflicts) is an emotional template that your children will bring to all aspects of their life. On this special podcast episode of the Extraordinary Purpose Podcast, Erin and Chris dicuss the best ways that parents can be a role model for their teens and young adults on expressing love, communicating, showing compassion, and being vulnerable -  so that teens and young adults feel safe, are aware, and have a strong sense of emotional grounding. Whether you're co-parenting, single parenting, or in a committed relationship, you'll understand the impact of your daily behavior (i.e., having open communications, repairing after conflicts, and simply creating shared experiences) on developing your child's emotional intelligence and how he/she will respond to future relationships, stressors, and sexual/intimate connections.

What You'll Learn in This Podcast

• How your children learn emotional intelligence from watching your relationship

• Why discussing love, finances, and emotions openly creates a feeling of security and worth

• How to demonstrate healthy conflict, respect-based communication, and repairing

• The significance of being vulnerable and sharing daily intimacy to develop your relationship and strengthen it

• Small rituals that will create a calm, closer, and more meaningful home environment

Take-Aways

• Your relationship is the first classroom for your child to learn about love and regulation

• Being open about "taboo" subjects helps develop emotional intelligence and build trust

• When your children see compassion in stressful situations or during disagreements, they know they are safer

• It's the daily connection between you and your child that is more important than large gestures of love; intimacy develops in the moment-to-moment interactions

• Consistency is more important than perfection; small changes lead to long-lasting results

Resources

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