Is My Child A Monster? A Parenting Therapy Podcast
Leslie Cohen-Rubury
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Nicky & AJ Part 2 of 4: Stopping Generational Trauma
How do you deal with your child’s anger and defiant behaviors? One place to start is to look at what you as parents bring to the table and how that impacts your child. This is the second session with Nicky and AJ who are seeking help for their 11 year old daughter Lily. We cover a wide range of topics from the emotional topics of trauma and anger to learning some practical communication skills. Time Stamps 3:00 Pausing, listening, validating and being curious was effective for communication with their teen 7:08 The DBT GIVE skill - a skill to tend to the relationship (see handout below) 8:34 The DBT STOP skill (see handout below) 11:08 It's okay to say to your child “I don’t know what to do in this moment”. Be honest 13:59 Trauma work for Childhood Trauma - chronic invalidation Trauma lives in your body (See Book Link below)14:55 Definition of Trauma21:55 Treatment options (See Handout below)19:50 Parents who want to stop the the cycle of trauma, cycle of fear, the cycle of invalidation so it doesn’t get passed on to your child 20:20 Parents who want to do better, who need to do better so they can break that cycle 20:30 Every step makes a difference 21:12 Talking about trauma alone does not treat trauma - Analogy to having a splinter and talking about the splinter 22:15 Mistaken Core Beliefs that develop with traumatic experiences - I am not safe, I am not capable, I am not loveable 25:00 Parents can take responsibility for their actions when you yell or invalidate their child 27:17 People/kids may shut down or get angry when they feel invalidated. Ask the question, “What did I just say that may have been invalidating to you?” 28:44 The parenting dialectic: I am trying my best AND I still need to do more 30:25 Three Step Apology to take responsibility when you behave in a way that is problematic 31;58 Assess the prompting events that lead to her emotional dsyregulation 34:10 Defiance and anger can be a secondary emotion to anxiety or overwhelm 32:41 Use context such as timing when trying to understand problematic behavior 40:49 Habituation is the act of getting used to something through repetition 41::00 Dialectic thinking to help her get into the shower (examples) 43:15 Parenting GOAL: Is to connect to your child by making sure they feel understood and respected. Leslie-ism: Take a stand and STOP harmful generational patterns Resources: The Body Keeps Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk, MD The Three Step Apology by Leslie Cohen-Rubury Dialectic Behavior Therapy: The GIVE Skill Handout and Practice Sheet by DBT.Tools Dialectic Behavior Therapy. The STOP Skill Handout and Practice Sheet by DBT.Tools Trauma Treatment Resources: Dialectic Behavior Therapy Prolonged Exposure - DBT- PEProlonged ExposureCognitive Processing Therapy - CPTFor a full transcript of this episode and more information about the host visit https://lesliecohenrubury.com/podcasts/ . You can also follow Leslie’s work on Facebook,
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