Emotional regulation is a foundational requirement for healthy internal lives and relationships. When we know how to identify our disrupted emotions and rebalance them by ourselves or with help, we are able to navigate the difficult parts of life effectively. This provides peace and stability even when external situations are challenging us. To help children learn to regulate, parents have to be skilled in their own regulation and in containing the emotions of another person. This series addresses emotional regulation and practical application for our families. In this episode, we will explore the basics of regulation and how to frame it for engagement.

Satisfaction with communication is the strongest indicator that people are happy in their relationships. But communication is not as simple as sharing information, especially when the communication revolves around difficult conversations. In this series, I explain components to the skills of talking, listening, and taking breaks and connect strategies to practicing those in your family. In this episode, I break down the process of taking healthy time outs (including what you should be doing during that time).

Satisfaction with communication is the strongest indicator that people are happy in their relationships. But communication is not as simple as sharing information, especially when the communication revolves around difficult conversations. In this series, I explain components to the skills of talking, listening, and taking breaks and connect strategies to practicing those in your family. In this episode, I explain how listening is an active process and discuss its use as the primary way to handle conversations with others who struggle with communication.

Satisfaction with communication is the strongest indicator that people are happy in their relationships. But communication is not as simple as sharing information, especially when the communication revolves around difficult conversations. In this series, I explain components to the skills of talking, listening, and taking breaks and connect strategies to practicing those in your family. In this episode, I discuss how emotions can block and facilitate effective communication.

Satisfaction with communication is the strongest indicator that people are happy in their relationships. But communication is not as simple as sharing information, especially when the communication revolves around difficult conversations. In this series, I explain components to the skills of talking, listening, and taking breaks and connect strategies to practicing those in your family. In this episode, I explain practical steps for practicing assertiveness in communication and planning for healthy conversations.

Satisfaction with communication is the strongest indicator that people are happy in their relationships. But communication is not as simple as sharing information, especially when the communication revolves around difficult conversations. In this series, I explain components to the skills of talking, listening, and taking breaks and connect strategies to practicing those in your family. In this episode, I set the stage for the skills to follow by reframing communication as a set of skills for your family to learn and practice together.

While our goals and decisions drive our day-to-day experiences, family norms have a stronger influence on our lives than we may realize. In the seventh episode of this seven-part series, I share how apologies and forgiveness are helpful and implemented as a norm in your family.

While our goals and decisions drive our day-to-day experiences, family norms have a stronger influence on our lives than we may realize. In the sixth episode of this seven-part series, I share how welcoming questions is healthy and how to balance that in your family as a welcomed norm.

While our goals and decisions drive our day-to-day experiences, family norms have a stronger influence on our lives than we may realize. In the fifth episode of this seven-part series, I share the need for developed feeling vocabularies and how to create a shared experience of that at home.