Relax parents, it's not a medical emergency, it's an Emotional Regulation Expedition! That's right, on today's episode of The Stop Parenting & Start Coaching Podcast we're taking a trip to the 'E.R.' !

As a parent of a teen athlete or performer you know emotions are intertwined into your parent/teen world. Emotions show up in your thoughts, conversations, and for sure in your teen's competitions and performances. We cannot and should not necessarily avoid being emotional, but we can and should learn how to appropriately regulate our emotions to set a great example for our teens. You got this mom, you can do this dad!

Emotional regulation is a skill, so we are going to ask some tough questions that can help you, as the MVP adults in the room, to develop this important parenting skill. When you regulate your emotions, your superstar teens learn how to regulate theirs. Wow, is this valuable! Wow, will this improve your parent/teen relationship! When this happens, your teen is freed up to perform their best! Win-win!

Here are a few of the questions we'll dive into in this episode:

-Why should we NOT suppress emotion?

-Why we should we embrace rather than ignore emotions?

-As a parent what is the best way to teach E.R. to my teen athlete or performer?

-As a parent, where do I start in developing this skill?

-What is the "next level" (Nate's words) or "oblique" approach to working together with our teens to improve our E.R.? (Note: Steve knows what "oblique" means (and we know you do as well) but his sarcasm fools Nate, so you're gonna get the definition anyway! 😊

-Which emotions should we encourage?

Well, we're feeling a little emotional! We are so grateful to you for listening in to The Stop Parenting & Stop Parenting Podcast! Without you, there is no show. Thanks for following us on Instagram at @createtransformbecome and on Facebook (Create Transform Become). And, if you are benefitting from our podcast, please share it with your friends who would love it too! -Nate & Steve

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