What Are you Broadcasting in Your Home? Emotions and Our Kid's Awareness
Brought to you by Creative Healing for Youth in Pain's Parenting Blog
Dr. Tina Payne Bryson, PhD
January 13, 2025
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5 mins read
How much do our kids pick up on our emotions? A lot. As parents of kids who are struggling with chronic pain, we carry a lot of fear, exhaustion, exasperation, hope, and sometimes resentment. It’s really hard. Really hard. It’s so important to know how much we broadcast (even without our awareness) what’s happening underneath the surface for our kids and how much other people’s signals of safety or threat impact us! Watch the video for a few tips on handling this kind of broadcasting of emotions that impact us and our kids.