Finding Accountability for Self-Care
Who is going to make sure you get some self-care? Not your kids, that’s for sure! Today, Nikki continues our discussion on the importance of self-care and how to find the accountability to make sure it happens.
Little Nudges of Self-Care Make a Big Impact
We tend to put off little moments to ourselves because we think they won’t make a difference. Erika tells us why we need to change our thinking about taking small nudges of self-care throughout the day when we are parenting children who have experienced trauma.
Tips for Kiddos on the Move – The Vestibular Sense
Whether your kiddo hates car rides or is climbing your walls, it’s important to understand how a sense of balance in foster and adopted children can have a big impact on behaviors. Join Staci today as she talks about the vestibular sense.
Strengthening Connection Through Healthy Touch
Strengthening Connection Through Healthy Touch Do you struggle with not being “touchy-feely,” when your kiddos are desperate for physical touch? Today, Erika gives us lots of ideas to give children healthy touch so that our connection to them becomes stronger. For more information on the importance of healthy touch read our blog: 25 Creative Ways […]
Increase the Family Fun Factor
In the helpful book called The Whole-Brain Child, Dr. Dan Siegel and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson encourage parents to “increase the family fun factor.” Today Erika shows us how her entire family does this. Increase the Family Fun Factor Good morning, guys and welcome back to Coffee with Chosen I’m Erika. We have […]
Dr. Siegel’s “Name It to Tame It”
In The Whole-Brain Child by Dr. Dan Siegel and Dr. Tina Bryson Payne, they talk about the importance of story-telling to help children and teens heal from trauma. Today, Staci summarizes this concept and explains “Name It to Tame It.”
Re-Dos with your Children
Do your children struggle with whining, disrespect, or a sassy tone? Guiding them through “re-dos” is a great way to turn that behavior around. Today Jenni, Chosen CEO, and her son show us how a “do-over” can avoid a full-blown meltdown.
I’m Sorry Tickets | A Vital Tool for Compassionate Parents
Ever blown it or messed up as a parent? We all have! But the important thing is what we do afterward. When you slip up as a parent, it is time to try out some of the most powerful words in the English language – “I Am Sorry” and “Please Forgive Me.” Today on Coffee […]
Daily Re-Dos in Marriage
Kids are not the only ones who need to practice making things right when they do something wrong! Sometimes parents need to apologize to each other. In today’s Coffee with Chosen, Alex and his wife, Caroline, discuss how to accomplish re-dos within marriage.
Apologizing vs. Repairing
Are you frustrated when your children don’t apologize like they mean it? Today, Erika shows us the difference between an apology and a repair when our children from hard places are fighting with each other. Read more on repairing
How Parents Repair
Are you scared that apologizing to your kids will backfire? Intros Coffee With Chosen, Monica gives us reasons why asking forgiveness from her children does just the opposite, and how she repairs relationships as a mom.
Repairing and Re-doing
Do you struggle with getting off the negative cycle of resentment when kiddos mess up and don’t apologize? Grab your coffee and learn about the power of repairing relationships during the daily interactions within our families.
