Aug 20, 2021
Mary Van
Geffen is one of my
favorite people on Instagram. I am so excited to share a
conversation about raising Spicy Children and parenting by loving
yourself.
Mary Van Geffen is an international parenting
coach for overwhelmed moms of strong-willed & spicy children.
She helps moms (over the phone or on FaceTime to) gain
confidence to choose gentle, respectful parenting especially if
they weren’t raised that way.
She has a ministry on Instagram where she posts an inspiring
parenting tip every single day. Just reading her social media will
help you delight in your child and remember that you are enough.
Mary believes that when a mom realizes how hard she is on herself
and cracks the door open for some self-compassion, her entire
family is bathed in light!
Mary is a certified Simplicity Parenting Counselor® and
Professional Co-Active Coach®. Her greatest achievement, however,
is cultivating a calm, kind and firm relationship with her spirited
go-getter daughter (now 16), polar-opposite introverted son (14)
and un-Enneagramable hubby.
Here is my link for coaching:
https://CoachingWithMVG.as.me/?appointmentType=6549717
Favorite
takeaways:
Mary's prompt to ask
yourself: What am I feeling right
now?
Planning Ahead for a Mom &
Me Date
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Books Mentioned:
Mary's Key Practices:
1:1 Time that is Child-Led & full of the parent
delighting in them
Grounding Yourself
Getting Away
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School
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- Treat jealousy, constant bickering, mean words & tattling with confidence.
- End the "you love her more!" complaint once and for all.
- Learn when to step in.
- Learn the blueprint for positive conflict resolution.
- Help kids set boundaries & hear each other's point of view even when skills, ages, and personalities are very different.
- Become the calmest one in the room.
Self-Care Ideas:
A couple of times a year-- go visit a float
tank.
Drink Sole in the morning.
Mary uses this salt.
Walk barefoot outside early in the day
Family Fun Idea:
Get out of your home-- Listen to the same
podcast, audiobook, music together.
20 Questions Jedi Mind Trick of the Best Moment
together in the last month.
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