How To Deal With Your %&#$ So Your Kids Don't Have To #85
If you feel overwhelmed, snap more than you want to, or keep repeating parenting patterns you swore you’d break… this will explain why (and what to do instead).
Most parenting advice focuses on what to do when your toddler refuses to listen, has meltdowns, or pushes every limit. But what if the real challenge isn’t just their behavior, it’s what gets activated in you? In this conversation, we unpack why parenting can feel so triggering, how your own emotional patterns show up in daily moments, and how learning to regulate yourself can dramatically reduce power struggles, overwhelm, and reactivity.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why toddler behavior feels so triggering (and what’s actually happening in your brain and body)
- How to stop repeating reactive parenting patterns, even if they’re deeply ingrained
- A practical way to handle emotions like anger, anxiety, or feeling rejected by your child
- What “emotional regulation” actually looks like in real-life parenting moments
- How to become the calm, steady parent your child can rely on, without being perfect
This approach is grounded in developmental psychology and attachment science, but translated into something you can actually use on a hard day. It’s not about fixing your child, it’s about understanding yourself well enough to respond differently, even when things feel intense.
If you’re tired of second-guessing your reactions or feeling like you’re “messing it up,” this is where things start to get easier. Subscribe so you have clear, grounded guidance to come back to in those moments when parenting feels the hardest, and you want to handle it differently.
Check out Eli Harwood's book: How To Deal With Your ____ So Your Kids Don't Have To: An Encyclopedia For Ditching Your Emotional Baggage
Links to help you and me:
- To support the Podcast, Subscribe on Substack
- Get Jon’s Top Five Emotional Regulation Games
- Get Jon’s Book Punishment-Free Parenting
- Preorder Jon’s Children’s Book Set My Feelings Free
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