When parenting, aligning as a team is when the two of you come together, share your perspectives, figure out your triggers and align on how you are going to deal with parenting situations. When you do that, you create something really special together. And in turn, you show your children how to navigate conflict in a positive way. Relationship Expert Stacey Martino shares some strategies to help you navigate your parenting struggles.

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by  Sissy Goff   

As a parent, self-awareness is one of the greatest gifts you can give your children. You want to be aware of how you were raised and how your parents responded to your own worries. That awareness can lead to even more empathy on your part—and encouragement.”, shares Sissy Goff, M.Ed., LPC-MHSP, author of Raising Worry-Free Girls.

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Maureen Healy, author of The Emotionally Healthy Child, explains that emotional health is the ability to make better choices, even when feeling anger or another big emotion. Helping children in learning how to express their emotions constructively, while not always easy, serves them in the long term.

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Emotionally healthy children aren’t simply born — they are made. They’re nurtured and taught skills that help them identify their emotions and constructively express them, so they can connect with others in emotionally intelligent ways. Maureen Healy, author of The Emotionally Healthy Child, shares the four big-picture skills will help your children become emotionally healthier.

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In moments like these, we adults stop separating ourselves from the whimsical world of our children—our mature parent to their frivolous child—and meet them in the joyful place where all hearts reside. 

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