Join us this Friday, September 21st at 6pm in the FHHS Commons! We encourage all parents or caregivers of tweens and teens to join us for this free author series, sponsored with our partners: Griffin Bay Bookstore & San Juan Island Library. Dr. Laura Kastner will offer cool-headed strategies and discuss how to bring out the best in our teens and ourselves!
GETTING TO CALM from Jon Britt on Vimeo.
Pg. 43 in book… Getting to CALM is…
C – Cool down (self-soothe;control yourself-without trying to control anyone else.)
A – Assess options (what are the issues? Would it be better to keep talking or postpone?)
L- Listen with empathy (without any “buts”, and when you reengage, start over)
M- Make a plan (consider ways to handle the meltdown and move forward)
What readers are saying about
Getting To Calm by Dr. Laura Kastner
“An ideal guide book for parenting teens, Getting to Calm shows how emotional intelligence starts in the home. Parents are given valuable strategies for managing their own emotions and tackling challenging situations, all with a keen focus on the critical importance of maintaining a strong parent-teen relationship. Indispensable!”
-John Gottman, Ph.D., author of Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child
“This is a smart book. Filled with accessible science and illuminating stories,Getting to Calm offers sound advice for not only staying sane as a parent, but navigating the waters of your teen’s life with clarity and skill so that both you and your adolescent will benefit. A wonderful contribution to every parent’s library of support. Bravo!”
-Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., author of The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being and Parenting From the Inside Out
Bring a friend and let’s learn together better ways to manage ourselves and our teens during these wonderful years of growth and independence:)