The first concept on my website is Know Yourself.
Dr. Dan Siegel in his book, MindSight, talks about the wheel of awareness, explaining how to use mindfulness to focus our attention to cultivate knowing your own self. This is very important because when we are fully aware of our feelings while addressing issues with our child, we are in a different space! a space of calm energy, which has much better outcomes. We must be aware of our thresholds of patience, tolerance, flexibility, openness, and acceptance. These assets hold us in a good place. It is like having a firm foundation to be able to give and to understand. There are many ways to strengthen these qualities, some of which are practicing mindful breathing, self compassion, and many more. Not only education experts but doctors, psychiatrist, and psychotherapist and research on Epigenetics and
Neuroplasticity is clearly proving that you can make changes by expanding the field of awareness and insight with different practices, like breathing, tai chi, yoga, body scans, and many more. When we have a deep understanding of ourselves we have stronger relationships with the most important people in our life, including our child.