Tell The Others
Listen in as psychotherapist Heidi Rogers speaks with ordinary people about their extraordinary lives. Heidi also provides professional insight into some of parenting's toughest challenges - tailor-made for families with strong-willed or neurodivergent kids. Uplifting tales of personal growth, overcoming adversity, life lessons, and tools for parenting kids who are 'differently wired' that inspire us to ‘tell the others’...
Tell The Others
Why is my child strong-willed and so difficult?! (AKA: 'Spicy')
Heidi answers the following question in this episode:
"Hi Heidi, why doesn’t positive parenting work on my spicy 8 year old? My 10 year old is so different and much more dutiful, compliant and easy. My 8 year old is aggressive, violent and hates any talk about feelings. It feels like we are all walking eggshells. My husband yells and isn’t as patient as me, but I lose it too, as nothing seems to work. I could talk about feelings and validate the emotions of my 10 year old but Mr 8 hates any kind of emotional chat. Why is he like this?"
Heidi answers this question by discussing:
- emotional regulation and how it's such a key issue for SPICY kids
- the two main beliefs SPICY kids have about themselves
- how needing choice, feeling anxious and angry outbursts are all interconnected
- a discussion around the belief a lot of people have that these kids are choosing to be this way and are just disrespectful, strong willed and defiant
- what to do and say when your child says 'I hate you!' or 'I'm running away!'
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