The Intentional Parents Podcast

Being Emotionally Present with Toddlers Amidst Responsibilities, Dealing with Overstimulation as a Parent + Shielding Kids from Emotional Pain (Q+R)

Mar 19, 2025

43:56

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Balancing emotional presence with toddlers amidst daily responsibilities emphasizes the importance of relational patterns over constant availability.

Teaching children to process emotional pain fosters resilience, demonstrating that struggles can lead to growth and understanding.

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Invitation to Intentional Motherhood Retreat

The Intentional Motherhood Retreat 2025 is set to take place in Portland, Oregon, from October 23rd to 25th, inviting mothers across all stages of motherhood to connect and seek God together. This retreat emphasizes the dual nature of motherhood, highlighting its beauty and challenges, stressing that it shapes spiritual growth rather than focuses solely on practical parenting tips. It serves as an opportunity for intergenerational sharing, allowing mothers, from those expecting to grandmothers, to learn from one another and build a supportive community. Participants are encouraged to embrace the idea that motherhood is a shared journey, one that should not be faced alone.

Intro

2min

Navigating Parenting Challenges: Presence, Overstimulation, and Emotional Resilience

2min

Navigating Parental Emotional Balance

6min

Integrating Presence and Responsibilities: Teaching Through Daily Life with Toddlers

2min

Balancing Parenting and Personal Life

10min

Embracing Community Support and Personal Stories

2min

Creating a Parent Sanctuary

23min

This week, the entire Intentional team sits down to respond to your questions, covering a range of topics, including emotional availability, attachment, overstimulation with kids, physical intimacy in marriage, and navigating emotional pain with our children.

We discuss the difficult task of staying emotionally present with toddlers while tending to household responsibilities. Elizabeth unpacks common misconceptions about attachment, explaining that secure attachment isn’t about being constantly available but is instead about a continued pattern of relating and knowing how to repair when we inevitably fall short.

We delve into the reality of overstimulation and feeling “touched out” with kids — and how that may dissuade us from desiring physical intimacy with our spouse. We discuss practical ways to navigate this challenge, including clear communication and strategies for regulating your nervous system. We also acknowledge that while this season of parenting young children is emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually demanding, it also strengthens our resilience, helping us build tolerance for life’s everyday stresses.

Finally, we tackle the question “Can we shield our children from emotional pain?” Instead of striving to protect them from every hardship, we discuss the importance of naming and acknowledging their pain, equipping them with tools to process their emotions, and ultimately pointing them to their heavenly Father as their true source of comfort and strength.

Tune in for an honest, encouraging conversation about the complexities of parenting — and the grace we need to navigate it all.

Scripture Mentioned: Luke 8:1-3, Luke 9:1-2, Psalm 32:7, Genesis 50:20, Genesis 39:21, Romans 8 + Psalm 91

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