Dr. Brown considers herself a "pretty calm parent." She has learned the value of bringing perspective and quiet to difficult situations by watching her husband and by practice!
Parents can model calmness --- and practice it --- so our children can learn it, too. Practice deep breathing, stillness, meditating, and praying. Spend time alone - even 10 minutes - to quiet your mind. Walk around the block!
So the next time you want to yell, "Sit down!" or "Calm down!" try modelling the behavior of calm and quiet. Reduce the stress!
As Harriet Lerner says, "Anxiety is extremely contagious, but so is calm." Great teachers model behaviors what they want and so do great parents!
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