John and I opened our home to foster care and adoption with a lot of hope and little knowledge of what the reality would look like. As a mom trying to help these kids heal, I learned a lot about children, trauma, myself, our mutual needs, and healing. Out of everything I’ve learned, the… [Continue Reading]
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Calming Angry Kids: Order Your Copy Today
If you have a child who struggles with anger, or if you know a family that does, be sure to order Calming Angry Kids today. Each of us needs to wake up with hope and lay down in peace—you do, your kids do. Each of us needs to discover that with the right tools, overcoming… [Continue Reading]
Day 4: Calming Angry Kids: Create A Calm Down Kit
Create A Calm-Down Kit The first step to helping kids know how to calm themselves is to teach them to understand what to watch for when they become angry. Anger causes physical things to happen in our bodies. As children’s anger rises, their bodies respond in specific ways. Examples include: Shaking hands Breathing more quickly… [Continue Reading]
Day 3: Calming Angry Kids: A Parent’s Response to Anger
A Parent’s Response to Anger There are two types of anger: Internal External In this session Tricia addresses anger, both in children and parents. Daily Challenge #1 Pour out your feelings to God, even when that means getting them down in anger. Once you do this, you can ask God to show you how He… [Continue Reading]
Day 2: Calming Angry Kids: Relationship Over Rules
Relationship Over Rules Kids who act out in angry ways often can’t explain how they’re feeling. Here are some things adults can watch out for: Life stressors Feelings of not being heard Inpatient or unsympathetic parents Unrealistic expectations Join Tricia as she challenges parents to focus on relationship over rules with their kids. Daily… [Continue Reading]
Day 1: Calming Angry Kids: What’s Causing My Child’s Anger?
What’s Causing My Child’s Anger? When anger arises in a child, there are three typical responses: Flight Fight Freeze Join Tricia as she dives into these responses and gives guidance for finding the reasons behind them. Daily Challenge #1: Keep an anger log and note what causes anger. Daily Challenge #2: Consider if your child’s… [Continue Reading]
Calming Angry Kids: Series Introduction
Welcome to the Calming Angry Kids Video Blog Series! We’re so glad you want to learn more about how to calm your kids when anger strikes. I’ll be sharing tips, ideas, and challenges over five days. You won’t want to miss any of this! (Note, I originally created this for an email series. Just know… [Continue Reading]
What My Anger Showed Me About My Heart
What My Anger Showed Me About My Heart I am so thankful for writer friends who support each other. Recently my friend Elisa Morgan asked if I’d write a guest post for her blog. She asked me to be real, and I was. This ended up being one of Elisa’s top blogs of… [Continue Reading]
#WalkItOut Podcast 036: Kristi Clover
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS In today’s episode, I’m excited to welcome back Kristi Clover. Have you ever met someone that you instantly hit it off with? One that you declare was the friend that you were looking for your whole life? That’s what it felt… [Continue Reading]
#WalkItOut Podcast 035: Michelle Nietert
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS In today’s episode, we’re chatting with Michelle Nietert. For so many years as a parent, I felt like I had to have my act together. I wanted to appear this great parent with these perfect children who did all the… [Continue Reading]
#WalkItOut Podcast 034: Janine Halloran
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS In today’s episode, we’re chatting with Janine Halloran. Today is the first in a series of episodes that is featuring my upcoming book, Calming Angry Kids. This week I’ll be chatting with Janine Halloran creator of Coping Skills for Kids…. [Continue Reading]