When children are misbehaving, they are speaking to adults in code? A misbehaving child is a discouraged child. The primary goal of all children is to feel a sense of belonging and significance. Too often they form a mistaken belief about how to seek belonging and significance—as explained in the Mistaken Goal Chart. Unless adults know how to break the code—children usually experience the opposite of belonging and significance. Click on this link: Mistaken Goal Chart so you can follow along as I explain the code. How you “feel” in response to the misbehavior provides the first clue to your ...
Real Vibes > Good Vibes
written by Rebecca Falkner “Good Vibes Only” You see it everywhere; on signs, tee-shirts, bumper stickers, social media photos. We’ve become obsessed with being happy and with feeling good. A friend in my Mom’s Group recently shared what a challenging week she’s had with our group. I read her message and immediately felt empathy for her, but I also felt relief that someone was willing to be real and share the hard stuff. Before I could respond, she’d apologized for complaining. No apology was necessary of course. I’d had a hard week too and her willingness to share truthfully ...
The Reality of Self Care
written by Rebecca Falkner There are a lot of trendy topics in the women’s health space lately, some I notice quite often: Matcha Tea, CBD everything, ketogenic diets and "self-care.” Self-care has become a catchy buzzword lately. Not only in the personal development world, but even in mainstream media. You'll see articles in popular women's and parenting magazines about the importance of self-care, hear well-known authors, athletes and entrepreneurs on podcasts talking about it. Youtubers of all ages and stages take you through their “self-care routine” made up of things ...
