Managing Difficult Emotions With Your Kids
05/02/22 • 16 min
As a solo momma, you know what it's like to create a new normal while grieving the loss of the old at the same time, especially post COVID-19.
We were stretched to the limit like Elasta Girl from The Incredibles. We had no support of a second parent and had to find our "bounce-back" as we were forced out of the workplace due to lack of childcare - finding ourselves in a financial pinch, working from home, and now with school in our home.
Nevertheless, we somehow made it work, but how is it working for your kiddos?
We may have been able to establish some kind of new normal out of what certainly was not normal, but our kids will NEVER know the normal we once had.
Our kids are dealing with difficult stuff and can easily stuff their emotions if they aren't taught some stuff.
So how can we help our kiddos process difficult emotions during these unprecedented and unpredictable times
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As a solo momma, you know what it's like to create a new normal while grieving the loss of the old at the same time, especially post COVID-19.
We were stretched to the limit like Elasta Girl from The Incredibles. We had no support of a second parent and had to find our "bounce-back" as we were forced out of the workplace due to lack of childcare - finding ourselves in a financial pinch, working from home, and now with school in our home.
Nevertheless, we somehow made it work, but how is it working for your kiddos?
We may have been able to establish some kind of new normal out of what certainly was not normal, but our kids will NEVER know the normal we once had.
Our kids are dealing with difficult stuff and can easily stuff their emotions if they aren't taught some stuff.
So how can we help our kiddos process difficult emotions during these unprecedented and unpredictable times
ENROLL FOR FREE - Self-paced, Focused Learning Classes:
Healthy Parenting
Raising kids is both rewarding and challenging. Receive some practical encouragement for how to keep the bonds between you and your children healthy and strong.
https://www.sv-university.org/courses/healthy-parenting
PASS IT ON TO THE NEXT SINGLE MOM - If you have been blessed by this podcast, sign-up today with a monthly gift of $ 3-month click here.
SUBSCRIBE to this podcast on your favorite podcast platform.
https://shepherdsvillage.com/podcast
NEED PRAYER: Call 855-822-PRAY or click here.
Information and Inspiration: Shepherds Village University
It's a Single Mom Thing, Not the Single Thing That Stops You!
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Defining Beauty and Not How The World Defines You
When you look in the mirror WHAT do you see?
Do you take the time to take in all the traits that make up you or do you quickly cover yourself with make-up to conceal yourself from yourself and everyone else?
When you look in the mirror WHO do you see? What is it that you reflect on when you take in your reflection? Do you see every curve, line, texture, and tone as an imperfection or the perfecting pattern of a person called YOU?
As solo mommas and women, it is important to know our worth and value. If you don't define beauty, the world will define it for you.
Highlighted Bible Verses:
1 Peter 3:4
Psalm 139:13-14
Proverbs 31:30
Share Your Thoughts: Email: [email protected]
- Tell me about someone you see as beautiful and why?
- How do you combat society's view of beauty when you are tempted to feel despair over your imperfections?
- What are some practical things you could do to shift your perspective or view of beauty to align with what God would judge as true beauty?
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Mother's Day Your Way
On Mother's Day, you may soon realize, kids don't realize it's Mother's Day unless someone tells them.
Sure they may make you a card in school, but come Sunday, they forget to get it out of their backpack.
If I'm honest, I hadn't thought about it either when I woke up that first Single Mother's Day morning, until I woke up. As I wiped the sleep from my eyes, I soon had to wipe away the tears as I thought about how no one was going to make me breakfast or have cards and a gift waiting for me on the kitchen table.
No one remembered to honor me that day!!! That Mother's Day was a huge disappointment and an epic failure to launch.
Whether it is your first Mother's Day as a solo momma or your 14th, Mother's Day-like holidays can be painful.
Join me as I share four things I learned from one big pity party.
- Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself - Have NO Expectations.
- Teach to Reach Your Children.
- Make a Plan to the Plan.
- Feel Your Own Feeling
Together, we will learn how to embrace this new normal as a solo momma on Mother's Day and not just see it as a cycle on your washing machine.
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It's a Single Mom Thing, Not the Single Thing That Stops You!
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