Aug 11, 2020
We all know the importance of talking more with our kids - and how getting them to open up can not only help their mental health - but also start building stronger relationships within the family.
But it can be really hard to know what to say for the best, or even where to start.
“Change comes from the parents,” says Piers.
Here he shows us how to break the habitual cycles of communication (or lack of it) that often keep us stuck in our relationships
This episode is jam-packed with practical tools to help parents open up conversations with even the most reluctant teenager.
Piers details a number of exercises :
* Perfect Affirmation : Helping kids to concentrate on what they want. How to switch perspective from negative thinking to something more positive.
* The Round Room : Helping us to release the emotions, so that we don’t need to carry grudges into our conversations.
* 3 Chairs : Helping us to understand a situation - from a different perspective.Often leading to more sympathetic connections. (It’s not all about us!)
* The Letter Technique : Releasing the feelings and the pent up emotions - giving us the freedom to move forward again.
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Piers Day is a Therapist, coach trainer - 20 years in Hypnosis and NLP - specialising in anxiety and depression. He has worked in schools with children.
LightbulbNLP is his training company
He runs his practice from Suffolk Hypnotherapy.
Throughout the Coronavirus pandemic Piers has been working solely online with over 100 sessions to NHS staff to help them cope with the pressure and anxieties in there work.
Piers was brought into schools to help with eating disorders, panic attacks and vulnerable pupils and staff. He also gave advice for staff and parents in how to communicate better with their pupils/children.
Contact info :
contact - info@suffolkhypnotherapy.co.uk or info@lightbulbnlp.com -
mob 07716008836 - work face to face or online. Free 15 minute
Consultation Discovery Call online to answer questions and
plan.
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If you need to get in touch - Please email me at toolbox@caigraham.com
If Anxiety Levels are running high in your home - then I have a couple of resources for you:
My Anxiety course provides you with support by :
* Recognising
the triggers
* Understanding Anxiety - and why we don’t want to get rid of it
all together
* Learning a couple of techniques to help you stop a panic attack
in it’s tracks
* How as a parent, you can support your anxious child
📍www.caigraham.com/anxiety
If you or your child are struggling with your emotions at the
minute - then I have a great online course that introduces you to 7
different breathing exercises that a can get you out of many sticky
situations :
📍www.caigraham.com/breathe
Details of all further podcasts can be found on my website :
📍www.caigraham.com/podcast
Music Credits : MBB : https://soundcloud.com/mbbofficial/happy