Practice gratitude from "summary" of How to Stop Losing Your Sh*t with Your Kids by Carla Naumburg
One way to help yourself stay calm and centered, even when you feel like you're about to lose your mind, is to practice gratitude. This might sound a bit fluffy or New Age-y, but it's actually a really powerful tool for managing your emotions. When you're feeling grateful, it's pretty hard to also be feeling angry or frustrated. Gratitude helps you shift your focus from what's going wrong to what's going right, and that can be incredibly helpful when you're in the middle of a parenting shitstorm. Now, before you roll your eyes and dismiss this idea, let me be clear: I'm not suggesting that you need to be grateful for the fact that your kid just painted the dog with peanut butter. I'm talking about finding small moments of gratitude in the midst of chaos. Maybe it's the way the sun is shining through the window, or the fact that your kid just said "I love you" for no reason at all. These moments might seem insignificant, but they can actually be incredibly powerful if you let them. Practicing gratitude doesn't mean pretending that everything is sunshine and rainbows all the time. It's about acknowledging the good stuff, even when it's hard to see. When you're in the habit of looking for things to be grateful for, you start to notice them more and more. It's like a muscle that you can strengthen with practice. And the more you flex that muscle, the easier it becomes to find moments of peace and joy, even in the middle of a shitstorm. So, next time you're feeling like you're about to lose it with your kid, take a deep breath and see if you can find something to be grateful for. It might not magically solve all your problems, but it can help you stay grounded and present in the moment. And that's a pretty powerful place to be when you're dealing with kids.
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