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Learn about angry and violent meltdowns and the techniques I use to get our family through them safely. #RepublishedAutomatically https://just1voice.com/parenting/violent-meltdowns/?utm_source=tumblr&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=revive

Burning off some excess energy at soft play after school today. Reckon they'll sleep, for a change? No, me neither! 😂 . #softplay #energy #hyperactivity #hyper #spiritedchild #spiritedkids #raisingmyspiritedchild #raisingspiritedkids https://www.instagram.com/p/CpLP16ussl7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Took the little ones for a walk after school and went to the park. Lots of fab park equipment, but they both wanted to play on this homemade tree swing! 🤣 . #sensoryseeking #sensoryseeker #sensorystimulation #spiritedchild #raisingmyspiritedchild #parenting #adoption #family #famille #familia #familie #park #parklife #play #playoutside #playoutdoors #outdoorplay https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFwpJIsB1a/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We no longer open the right doors. We open the door that has the most purple on it, because the anger is string when today's door isn't purple. I dread the day that we run out of doors with any purple on them. . #advent #adventcalendar #spiritedchild #raisingmyspiritedchild #extremeparenting #connectedparenting #therapeuticparenting #traumaparenting #adoptivefamily #bigfeelings #purple #chocolate https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl_mdANs7Dx/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Does anyone else's little one start doing acrobatics when they need their nap? 😂 . #spiritedchild #adoption #adoptionbuiltus #adoptivefamily #adoptionawarenessweek https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj5c4tbMW1u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

@rootsiephotography created the most beautiful video using a poem I wrote for my eldest child. She shared it today with me. I was feeling all the feels with this 🥰 Posted @withregram • @rootsiephotography #responsiveparenting #spiritedchild #loveyourkids #uniquekids https://www.instagram.com/p/CE18xtDHss5/?igshid=zglq8k4kmvqp

This article is a couple years old but a very honest reflection of my experiences as a mom to a spirited child. Regardless of if your child could be classified as spirited, many parents feel triggered by their children’s behaviour. I choose to put the onus on me to find ways to cope with their behaviour, understand it and support their needs, as oppose to trying to change their behaviour to make me feel less triggered (I still ask him to be quiet sometimes, I’m not a saint lol). “Being a parent to a spirited child has been a roller coaster of emotions. At times, it has caused me to feel like a failure in ways I never thought I would. What often scares me even more is knowing that my feelings of inadequacy are possibly affecting my child’s well-being. It can be a vicious cycle of self-doubt and confusion, trying to figure out how to meet the needs of a spirited child. Often those needs do not fit into societal norms and therein lies the struggle; my child or the world he lives in? I wish it was not a choice that had to be made ........Link to article in stories......... #responsiveparenting #triggers #spiritedchild #reflection #mindfulness #parentingspiritedkids #parentmentalhealth #maternalmentalhealth https://www.instagram.com/p/CDKw5cgnQyt/?igshid=2vwl5st3amhj

Happy mother's day from us to you. #mothersday #lovelove #spiritedchild (at Victory Heights, Seattle) https://www.instagram.com/p/CABbYdkHBavFNUCUUAEPvuiJkX3t1bAyi06ga00/?igshid=gaw2brvgzfst