Parenting
In my work with children I have had the good fortune to also work with the parents.
Parenting is most certainly not an easy task and can be very challenging. It can be demanding, overwhelming and with very little reward.
I would say that stress and anxiety are major issues in parenting today.
One of the biggest challenges today is to learn how not to respond positively to your children with encouragement and support.
There is tremendous pressure to meet the expectations of family, friends and other parents. There is often tremendous pressure to be perfect parents. Parents who have children with special needs these issues are multiplied.
My job is to
- Support you and encourage you
Often parents need as much encouragement and support as the children. Sometimes we can feel alone and lose our energy. Everyone needs support and encouragement
- Listen to you
I will provide an opportunity for the parent to dump on me, to let go and go home and be the good parent/spouse that you can be.
- Help you to respond more effectively to your children and partners
As we become stressed and carry our anxiety sometimes we respond to our children and spouses inappropriately. This is learned, so therefore, we can learn how to respond to our children appropriately.
- Trust in your own judgement
As parents we are inundated with advice from families friends, professionals and school teachers on how we should be parents they can become overwhelmed and confused. . There is information on the web, books television. Sometimes we get to the point that we do not trust in our knowledge and experience.
You have a big responsibility as a perant. Your are an example to your children and they learn most of what and who they are from you. If you respond in anger and negativity to life then will learn this and respond to in the like. Therefore you have a responsibility to yourself to look after yourself.
Children are our greatest teachers. They teach us about giving, love and compassion teach. And it is an honour to be a parent and can be very rewarding if we allow it be.
|