114: Temper Tantrums-A New Way to Look at Them (and Your Child) | Tracy Gillett

<p><strong>Guest:</strong> Tracy Gillett is the founder of the website <strong>RaisedGood.com</strong>, a heart-driven platform to provide parents with sound, well thought out, scientifically backed advice. She is also the author of the new book, The Lost Art of Natural Parenting: Finding the Courage to Parent Fearlessly</p> <p><strong>In this episode, we will cover:</strong></p> <ol> <li>how changing your view on temper tantrums from "they are giving <em>you</em> a hard time" to "<em>they</em> are having a hard time" will make those moments easier for you and your child as well</li> <li>how threats, punishments and consequences lock you into micromanaging and controlling behaviors, rather than helping your child self-regulate and become comfortable with their own emotions (the negative ones too)</li> <li>how labelling the "terrible twos", "three-nager", etc. can be counterproductive and how simple languaging changes can give you more ease and peace when parenting through difficult times</li> </ol> <p><strong>Resources mentioned in the conversation:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Tracy's website: <a href= "http://raisedgood.com">www.raisedgood.com</a></li> <li>Link to buy her book <strong>The Lost Art of Natural Parenting</strong>: <a href= "http://raisedgood.com/lost-art-natural-parenting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://raisedgood.com/lost-art-natural-parenting/&source=gmail&ust=1500950650709000&usg=AFQjCNF5-tYSGhVnlFAGOaFmJfn08YZujA">http://raisedgood.com/lost-<wbr />art-natural-parenting/</a></li> <li>Link to join her <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/raisedgoodblog/?ref=hl">Raised Good Facebook group</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>About Tracy Gillett</strong><strong>:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tracy Gillett is a passionate writer, mother, global nomad and natural parenting advocate.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">She is also the author of the book,</span> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style= "font-weigh