WAVE™ Goodbye to Your Emotional Triggers Parenting with Confidence, Connection and Compassion Copyright © 2012 Parent Empowerment LLC. All rights reserved. Kim Griffith, MA, BCC Parent Empowerment Coach

Key Objectives 1.What causes Triggers and why? 2.Benefits of the WAVE™ 3.3 core principles that make it easier to learn the WAVE™ 4.Discover how partnership, connection & empathy impacts your parenting. 5.Learn the first step to get calm and regulated when triggered. 6.Find out how your values affect balancing your needs with your child's needs. 7.My special “challenge-buster” offer

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Break through any parenting challenge and be the parent you really want to be! The W.A.V.E. ™ Witness Accept Validate Empower

Parenting history Trauma Out of alignment Tired, hungry and/or stressed Why is parenting so challenging? What causes emotional triggers?

Survival Mode Fight – Flight – Freeze

Parenting is a partnership between parent and child. Live authentically in alignment with your values and priorities. Every parenting challenge is an opportunity for growth. 3 Principles for Learning the WAVE™:

Parenting is a partnership between parent and child. Partnership Paradigm Sets a foundation for trust, respect and security

Partnership Paradigm Sets a foundation of trust, respect and security 1.Not permissive and not authoritative 2.On the same team – we work together 3.Believing that we both have something to teach each other 4.Mutual respect 5.Feel safe/CREATING CONNECTION 6.Non-judgmental/CREATING EMPATHY

Connection We are born hard-wired for connection.

Empathy Identification with and understanding of another's situation, feelings, and motives.

Parenting is a partnership between parent and child. Live authentically in alignment with your values and priorities. Every parenting challenge is an opportunity for growth. 3 Principles for Learning the WAVE™:

Parenting is a partnership between parent and child. Live authentically in alignment with your values and priorities. Every parenting challenge is an opportunity for growth. 3 Principles for Learning the WAVE™:

The W.A.V.E. ™ Witness Accept Validate Empower Break through any parenting challenge and be the parent you really want to be!

WAVE™ Goodbye to Your Emotional Triggers WITNESS Step outside your reactions and OBSERVE yourself and what’s going on.

WAVE Goodbye to Your Emotional Triggers ACCEPT Acknowledge the REALITY of what’s going on without judging it … willing to BE with what is actually happening.

WAVE™ Goodbye to Your Emotional Triggers VALIDATE Recognize, understand and communicate (reflect) the validity of your experience and your child’s experience.

WAVE™ Goodbye to Your Emotional Triggers EMPOWER Envision what really matters and the outcome you want for yourself and your child. Come to a creative, win-win solution or next step to take.

"After just a few sessions working with Kim, I have enjoyed a new level of confidence and comfort with my parenting style. Using the WAVE™ technique, Kim has helped me move through some long standing emotional blocks, and I have seen remarkable results in my increased connection with my family, and also in other aspects of my life, such as in my career as a performer." A.C. - Forney, TX The WAVE™ Process

WAVE™ Goodbye to Your Emotional Triggers

The Benefits of The WAVE™ … -Understand and handle your emotional triggers more efficiently -Improves your ability to calm down, handle stress and get regulated -Increase your ability to use intrinsic discipline and motivation -Have more confidence and trust in challenging times -Increase the respect between yourself and your child -Feel greater connection and more compassion -Develop and use better communication - your child will respond and really hear you -Enjoy more flow, ease, humor and joy throughout your day

Parenting Challenge-Buster Got a situation with your child you are itching to improve? Call me for a complimentary 15-minute A SPECIAL GIFT FOR YOU:

Tele-Class A: Tuesdays, 12:00 noon - 1:30pm (CentralTime) February 21 - March Tele-Class B: Thursdays, 7:00 - 8:30pm (Central Time) February 23 - March 29, Weekly Tele-Sessions, 1-1/2 hours SPECIAL OFFER FOR SUMMIT ATTENDEES Please join my next teleclass and learn how to use the WAVE™ in your parenting Parent Empowerment Group Coaching Series

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