Parenting With PurposeBeing a Powerful Parent While Keeping Your Cool

Neil McNerney, LPCwww.neilmcnerney.com

Our Goal:Stay Calm

Why Stay Calm?

• When you lose your temper, YOU lose

Why Stay Calm?

Their thoughts now focus on your actions

Your Buttons

You’re the

worst

Mom in the

world!

Reducing the Incredible Hulk Effect

…But I’m not a Screamer…

Many Ways of “Screaming”

Silent TreatmentGrudges

Lecturing

Excessive Punishment

The Calmest Person in the Room

The Anchoring Technique

Button - Busters