How Big Is the Problem?

Posted by Ce Eshelman on

April 13, 2015

A HUGE part of self-regulation for a parent is determining how big the problem you are looking at really is:

tiny small medium LARGE

Your child leaves a backpack in the middle of the living room. How big is this problem? Hint: tiny.

Your child leaves a backpack in the middle of the living room at least three times a week. How big is the problem? Hint: tiny.

Your child leaves a backpack in the middle of the living room every day. How big is the problem? Hint: small. Yes, really!

You flip your lid every other day because your child leaves a backpack in the middle of the living room every day.

What is the problem? Hint: Your DYSREGULATION..

How big is the problem? Hint: Large.

Love Matters,

Ce Eshelman, LMFT

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Address tiny problems with regulated tiny responses.