When I work with parents I always ask how often their child cries sad tears. And almost always they look off into the distance and admit they don’t recall or admit it’s a rare occurrence. Kids get really difficult to parent when they don’t express their sadness regularly.
So a natural question I get is, how do I help my child cry?
Read MoreMonday I came down with a cold. My husband is in the thick of a very challenging season at work. My 4-year-old has been so full of anger the past month it’s been like parenting a ticking time bomb. My seven-year-olds new thing is complaining about everything. The sun hasn’t shone in 6 days. There are toys and paper and crumbs everywhere. I lost my temper again this morning. My sinuses are pounding. I feel like a fraud.
It’s Wednesday and I have run out of silver linings.
And I know I’m not alone and yet it feels so isolating. It’s a heavy weight on our shoulders knowing there is no hero riding in to save the day. It’s just us. And we are tired.
*sigh*
So I’m writing this for me and for every parent out there: how to be a parent when things are really really really hard.
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