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The Time-In ToolKit®

Through games and activities that help kids 2 to 9 years old develop their social and emotional skills, the Time-In ToolKit® teaches them how to manage strong emotions. The Time-In ToolKit®, developed by experts in child development, takes adults step-by-step through the process of setting up a Calming Corner and utilising strengths-based techniques.

Use the Time-In ToolKit® to teach your kids how to manage, express, and negotiate their emotions and help them develop critical lifelong health and wellbeing skills.

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5 Reasons Your Family Needs A Calming Space

I love having tools in my parenting toolbox. The bigger the belt, the more I feel prepared to handle all the things that come with raising c

What’s that saying, happy wife, happy life … well … happy mom, smoother home. But jokes aside, here are five reasons why your family can benefit from a Calming Space. 

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It was like they had programmed their autopilot. They had memorized what to do in certain situations, they could carry on a conversation about something else and automatically choose the right option in the moment, without having to think it through. They were very aware of every little detail, what pedal to push, what gear to shift to, if there were pedestrians around, if they had the right of way, what color the light was, if they were driving in the right lane, etc.Īfter they had been driving for a while, they started driving with their subconscious mind. When they first got behind the steering wheel, they drove very much with their conscious mind.

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I remember my oldest 2 daughters learning how to drive. 95% is the Subconscious Mind, which is under the water and we are not aware of it. 5% is the Conscious Mind, above sea level (or "see" level) the part that we can see or are aware of. My website is I like to think of the mind as an Iceberg. I've helped hundreds of people using Hypnotherapy during an online video call and I'd love to talk with you about how to feel peace of mind after trauma and take away the hurts from the past. Hypnotherapy has the ability to neutralize emotion from a traumatic memory, forming new pathways in the mind, using a comfortable, dissociative process. Your subconscious mind is working non-stop to protect you and won't let you accept anything that goes against your beliefs.įor deep emotional healing, I've experienced lasting results with a 1:1 session with a Hypnotherapist who is trained in how to access the subconscious mind. There are certain words and phrases that the subconscious mind listens to. There is a feeling of lightness emotionally, mentally and physically.įor the best guided meditation, go to a Hypnotherapist because they are trained in language patterns on how to talk to the brain. If you feel like you have a never ending list of things to do before meditation, after it feels like there is really not that much to do, or that only a few things are important to focus on. If you rate your problem before meditation from 1-10 of how much it bothers you, and then rate it after, the number will go down. Thomas Edison once said: "Never go to sleep without a request to your subconscious." If you set an intention before a guided meditation or before you go to bed, something that's bothering you, a problem to work through, or something to let go of, you'll wake up with answers, feeling rested and feeling really good because meditation naturally boosts endorphins and serotonin, and lowers the stress hormone cortisol.Ī guided meditation is like telling your mind what to dream. Meditation balances your left and right brain hemispheres resulting in better mental health. Theta is the state people access when they choose to follow the directions of a guided meditation or when they dream during the night, and Delta is experienced in a deep, dreamless sleep.ĭuring a guided meditation, theta brain waves allow us to access our intuition, emotional connection, creativity, and deep mental and physical relaxation which reduce stress and anxiety levels. Alpha is when we're relaxed enough to meditate but are still awake. Beta is our alert state where we use our conscious mind the most. There are different types of brainwaves that we move in and out of every day. Guided meditation feels like a Spa for the Mind. In the guided meditation classes that I've been leading, some people get so relaxed that they have fallen asleep and have felt like they missed something, but in fact, the subconscious mind is always listening and I know that those who drift in and out of sleep during the class are getting the greater benefit of the guided meditation. What I didn't know is that while we're sleeping, the memories of the day are being processed and transferred from the conscious mind to the subconscious mind, and that while we dream we are able to actually process and release negative emotion. I used to wonder why I could be completely miserable when I went to bed, and then wake up the next morning feeling fine.

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This can also make this stage rife with conflict and tantrums and challenge all the things you said you'd never do as a parent. A person with opinions (all the opinions), quirks and thoughts on how and when things should be done. The magic of the toddler stage is watching your baby transform into their own person. And once we get clear about what we can and cannot do and where our power lives, we can light a fire under transformation and things that were really really hard yesterday can magically feel easy one day later." On teaching kids to name their emotions You cannot control or make your kids, someone they're not. It lives in your thoughts, your words, and your actions. Says Tucker, this particular brand of self-awareness "brings you back to where your power lives." "Your power does not live over changing who your child is.

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More than figuring out how to get your little one to fall in line, it's about understanding why this particular situation pushes your buttons and how you can manage your own emotions through the frustration. Whether it's a regular bedtime battle, daily struggles with picky eating habits, or getting out the door on time, at one time or another every parent finds themselves completely stressed out about an ongoing challenge. We are working towards present, not perfect, and we are working towards connection over control." On understanding where your power lives And you can do something different, but not if you're busy beating yourself up and feeling guilty. I noticed I'm yelling and then you take a deep breath. If you notice you're yelling and you pause- and this is gonna, this is going to freak you out-but you celebrate. You can actually be yelling at your child and be mindful. It's the super highway to personal growth and you can be doing a dance party. By her definition, "mindfulness is being present to the moment with joy and ease." "Motherhood is like being on the highway. Tucker, however, lays it out in the most validating and real way I've ever heard. I've declared myself something of a mindfulness failure because I've thought that being cool, calm and collected at every turn was the goal. Here are some of my favorite takeaways: On mindfulnessįull disclosure: I taught yoga for over a decade and still bristle at what I've always thought of as "mindfulness." I've always struggled with being still and present, especially when I'm frustrated or challenged. (Even now that the kid who bit my butt is only five inches shorter than the average NBA player.) I may not have toddlers any longer but what I've learned from listening to the episode is still incredibly applicable. Her approach to navigating tantrums, and teaching both kids and parents to name and manage emotions is one that any caregiver can benefit from. Tucker is a positive parenting educator and the founder of Generation Mindful, a line of practical play-based tools and toys and a supportive parenting community. On a recent episode of The Motherly Podcast, Liz Tenety spoke with Suzanne Tucker. We're learning to manage our emotions so that we can teach our children how to manage theirs. Sure, there's the part where we raise good humans, but at the core of it, we're working on ourselves. Am I trying to do better? Always.Īnd that's what this parenting gig is all about. It was twelve years ago and I'm still making mistakes, managing the best I can at the moment and applying lessons learned for the next time. It was the best I could manage at the moment, and from that point forward, I vowed to do better. I admit it was not one of my finer parenting moments. There was definitely a very forceful slam of a car door and a momentary contemplation of dropping the kid off at the fire station and speeding off into the sunset. In fact, in this scenario, there was yelling (once we got outside). I may have given birth to two humans, but that fact alone doesn't flip a switch that magically turns me into someone who can be bitten on the rear at a gourmet grocery store by one of those humans (who was denied a cookie) and respond with grace. Even before words like virtual school, pandemic and social distancing became part of our daily lexicon, being a present and patient parent has been a tall order.