35. Fixer Upper Parenting with Michelle Gano

Michelle Gano is an author, a mom of three, and a former teacher. Her mission is to help parents with kids ages 2 - 10 years old go from feeling tired and just trying to make it to bedtime to enjoying those childhood years, while also taking care of themselves.

She helps parents create an environment where kids will want to remember their childhood. She focuses on providing tools to parents to help their kids feel deeply loved and emotionally secure so that everyone can enjoy this time that passes so quickly.

Today, we talk about some of those tools, many of which will resonate even if you aren’t a parent or teacher, so tune in to find out more!

 

Five key takeaways from this episode:

1. If you have gone through something traumatic, and therapy doesn’t seem to be helping, you can try to find other ways to soothe those emotions. Of course, I recommend professional support first, but you may also find that music helps, or that you don’t feel so alone when you connect with others. You may want to see if there are any local retreats in your area that seem of interest to you. Healing is possible, and you may even find that you want to help others on their healing journey.
2. Parents get to be aware that their own behaviors and projections have a direct impact on their children. They see what you do, they hear what you say. They will remember all the things that you think they aren’t paying attention to. Young kids want nothing more than to be just like you.
3. Have a daily check in for yourself. This helps get you into the right mindset. Your check-in can include affirmations or saying something nice ABOUT yourself TO yourself. Another part of this check-in can include doing something that YOU want to do for 10 minutes. Setting goals during this time can also help you focus on what you want to accomplish for the day ahead. And don’t forget to have fun and find one thing that makes you laugh.
4. At the end of the day, reflect on 3 good things that happened that day. If you find it difficult to remember 3 things, when those good things happen, jot them down on a post-it note, or make a note in your phone. This process signals to your brain that even though it may not have seemed like the best day, that good things DID happen. You may even sleep better by doing this, and you will even start to train your brain to look for good things.
5. Incorporate a daily dose of fun into each day. This is a good break if you or your kids need a few minutes to reset. This can be done by having a dance party, playing a quick game, or anything that makes you smile and laugh. This may even make it into one of your top 3 good things that happened that day.

 

Connect with Michelle:

Website - https://course.fixerupperparenting.com/ 
Instagram - @fixerupperparenting

Sibling Magic Book: www.amazon.com/dp/B09LMDX58H/ 
Teacher Magic Book: www.amazon.com/dp/B08W1MPZ1L/ 

 

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