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Action taking week
Connected Family Experiment
Let go of the disconnected and hard part of the day when you go to bed, by focusing on the sweet connection moments that are already there
September 30th to October 6th
I know having emotionally intense kids can feel like conflict is taking over your family dynamic.
That week will allow you to
Learning is great and necessary, but taking action is what will actually make a difference on your family connection.
During that week you'll get
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I really enjoyed the call with Anouk. We were chatting, laughing, exchanging experiences… I love how she can create a joyful, warm and safe space to interact. It felt like a coffee date with a friend!
She was very attentive and understanding. Thanks a lot for listening and sharing your experience with me, Anouk.
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Anouk was a very understanding guide (...). She created a safe space to share our thoughts, feelings and questions. Her presence was very calming. Everyone was allowed to participate in their own way/pace. No guilt, no pressure. The exact opposite of what a normal parenting day looks like
. Thank you for this, Anouk.
But wait, what's an emotionally intense child?
An emotionally intense child feels deeply and reacts more intensely then most kids the same age to many kind of situation.
They can also be unpredictable in the way that they sometimes collaborate perfectly in a setting and absolutely not the next time in the same setting.
The most important thing to remember is that they don't do it on purpose, they are not able to do otherwise on their own and need support.
They all have their particularities but I see them as 3 different types:
- Lion
- Hedgehog
- Sloth
The Lion
The lion child is always on the move, loud most of the time, really curious and inquisitive and don’t really care about social expectations or is just not able to control themselves to behave in that expected way, no matter how often you repeat yourself or how hard they try.
It's a child who's externalized in their reactions everywhere and acts out at home as much as everywhere else.
You might get daily call from school, they probably have some service in school settings and you're most likely judged for not being able to control them.
The Hedgehog
The hedgehog child looks very sweet, calm and in control out of the house but will explode once at home and with people they are closer and more comfortable with. They are generally really sensitive and creative. They might be more whinny and cry more then the Lion, but can also be very intense in their reactions.
It's a child that is internalized in their reactions out of the house, but externalized at home so others don't see it and most of the time don't understand what you mean and don't trust you when you're sharing your experience, you're probably judged (and might judge yourself) like you are the problem since it's all happening in your house/with you.
For that reason they probably don't get access to any support in school settings even if they could benefit from some.
The Sloth
The Sloth is a child who's sweet, calm, looks in control, is often alone, helpful to adults, don't talk loudly or run around and is generally really careful. They are really reserved and might be seen as slow, lazy or shy. When they react it's more in subtle whining or crying, you might tel them to speak up often.
It's a child who's Internalized in their reactions everywhere, which means they often go under the radar even for parents, so I'm not even really expecting their parents to read this 😉, so if you are, congrats for being so in tune.
Even if they don't look like it, they are still struggling inside and things might get harder as they grow older and there's more demand and more stress in their life.
Do any of that resonates? This private audio series was designed with parents of Lion and Hedhog kids in mind, as they are the one's that are the most challenging to set boundaires with for obvious reasons.
But even if it's not as hard for you as the parents, applying some of the principals with the Sloth kids will also be beneficial for them.
Who leads this training?
If we haven't met, Hi, I'm Anouk
I'm a mom of 3 wonderful and emotionally intense kids, I have a master's in social work and I’ve been supporting parents for more than 16 years (and that's how long I've been a mom!).
Everything I do center's on supporting you to meet your emotionally intense kid’s specific needs and yours as a parent. I believe real change happens when both are supported together, in a judgment-free space.
My focus is on helping you build confidence in your parenting to reduce conflicts and deepen family connections.
Accessibility and Inclusion
I'm an accessibility and inclusion advocate and I'm trained in DEI, but nobody's perfect, so if any of your needs are not met, please let me know and I'll do everything in my power to meet them.
This space is built to be a safe and judgement free space to everyone no matter your identity, ability, origines or circumstances and I'm fully open to criticism on that aspect of things, so I hope you feel comfortable sharing with me if ever you feel like something is not allowing you to feel safe or meeting your needs in the spaces I'm hosting.
FAQ
The goal is to be more aware of what's already happening, so it should not add more than a few seconds each time you stop to document and a few minutes total in your day.
I can't guarantee how long you'll want to look/listen/read back at everything at the end of the day though...you might have trouble stopping 😉
This experiment can honestly fit parents of kids of any ages, as long as you have some contact with them, they could even have left the house or they could be living with you just occasionally. That being said it's easier with kids 3-12.
Absolutely not. Any caregivers of an emotionally intense child is welcome to participate and will benefit from the course.
You'll receive emails with the prompts that you can keep forever and go back to if you want. The Telegram channel will stay accessible indefinitely. The group might close at some point.
You can ask question in the Facebook group and if you need individual support, you can find all the ways I can support you over here, including an audio and chat only option that's also in Telegram and could go very well together.
As long as it's not started you can ask for a refund. Once it's started I wont be able to since...well it's $7 and reimbursing based on the number of days you would have done would become a little bit too low to deal with...
I will be happy to answer them. I'm always the one who reads everything but still has questions, so I completely understand. You can email me at info(@)familymoments.ca
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