Podcast 491: How to help your child navigate intense emotions

<p>Pre-order my new book HOW TO HELP YOUR CHILD CLEAN UP THEIR MENTAL MESS here: <a href="https://www.mentallyresilientkids.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://www.mentallyresilientkids.com/">⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.mentallyresilientkids.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>+Pre-order before August 8 to get access to bonus content! </p> <p><br></p> <p>SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk to parent Hannah Baldwin about teaching her children mind management techniques. This is part of a series I am doing on questions you submitted for my new book on children’s mental health.</p> <p>This was Hannah’s question: “My kids are 12, 10, and 8. I personally have been through extensive brain rewiring and parent accordingly to help my kids overcome toxic thought loops. However my 8 year old loops more often than not and is incredibly spiritually sensitive and is very empathic. I really believe her migraines are stress induced as they almost always follow a tough day at school, being bullied, or when she has had a day of high and happy emotions. While I try to implement as many calming and mind-management strategies as possible, I find myself completely exhausted and burned out as a result of trying to do the deeper mental work with her to help her stay mentally healthy and build resilience to and through tough emotional days. How do I help an empathic 8 year old navigate incredibly intense emotions from a vantage point of giving her tools to use that will help her mental health thrive long term?”.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Read the blog here: <a href="https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/the-myth-of-normal-with-dr-gabor-mate">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/can-we-be-too-self-aware">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/small-but-meaningful-daily-choices-to-make-yourself-happier-healthier">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/why-eating-takeout-enjoying-dessert-is-good-for-your-mental-health">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><a href="https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/4-tips-to-raise-empathic-children">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a