Sidu Arroyo-Boulter is a licensed professional counselor specializing in relational issues, anxiety, and parenting. Seeing the vast need for parental support she received additional training in perinatal mental health to support new families. In addition, she offers parenting support through her online community on Instagram and TikTok. IG: conscious.parents TikTok: conscious.parents Website: www.newseedcounseling.com Resources Mentioned: The Highly Sensitive Child
Questions Discussed 1. I was raised super strict, not given a place to express myself and have always sought the approval of my parents. I’m trying to break generational parental cycles and at times I do well and other times I do break down and yell or lose my cool. How would a parent show their child they are accepted for who they are, and that their feelings are valid without crossing that line of lecturing and making them feel unaccepted? 2. We, as parents, hear about emotional intelligence and how our children benefit by beginning to understand a deeper sense of self. What strategies do you recommend for parents to begin using to help build their relationship with their child(children)? 3. Helping our children feel safe, have a place to express themselves and feel loved is a major emphasis and focus for us in our family. We want to raise kind humans who are emotionally healthy. We would like for them to be able to understand and process their emotions better than we did growing up. 4. I have a 6-year-old son who cries over everything. He’s super sensitive and wears his emotions on his sleeves. What is the best way to approach it? 5. Our 4-year-old is very strong willed. We try to show them that feelings are ok and that it’s ok to feel; however, what is the best way to address when we get into power struggles, and he wants things or do things his way without us getting super agitated and blowing up? 6. I’m a talker and express the way I feel openly; however, my 13-year-old is not. How can I help her open up and feel free to express her feelings and emotions without her feeling forced to do so?
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