Calm

Calm is one thing my husband, myself, and all the kids struggle with- right down to the 1 year old. How do we, as parents, choose calm better? We have taken the class, revisited in Dive Deep and still we give into the urge to be rude and snippy and argue with our kids and each other, especially if we feel slighted or disrespected. I admit that my husband and I are both first born, rule following, high expectation, tidy house, tend to be WAY too serious people AND we tend to run a bit on high stress too, which does not help our 5 kids! I am so grateful for our large, fun, crazy beautiful family and we have a rich and beautiful life that I would not trade for anything, but sometimes I think God gave us 5 kids to teach my husband and I to loosen up and let go because we honestly have no choice or we are going to drive our kids and us crazy. Please give us your top 5 tips please on how to CHILL out when adrenaline goes up and back brain is fighting for its place in the driver’s seat. We want to set a good example and end the arguing and rude behavior by being the first ones to model it, even if the entire house is in an uproar. Thank you!

Oh, in The Railway Children there is a beautiful example of TSG between Bobbie and Peter in the chapter The Terrible Secret.