Our Whole Childhood with Patrick Teahan Triggered Parents Make Triggered Kids
May 8, 2025
Explore the unexpected stressors of parenting, from biting toddlers to boundary-pushing tweens. Discover how your childhood shapes your reactions and identify personal triggers. Learn practical tools to reset your responses, foster emotional connection, and prioritize your child’s feelings. Understand the importance of healthy boundaries and allowing kids to learn from failure. Reflect on parenting as a journey, offering resources for support and encouragement along the way.
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Unprepared Parenting Moments
- Patrick lists raw parenting stressors no one prepares you for, like biting toddlers and teens racking up bills.
- These concrete examples normalize parental fear and set up the discussion of triggers.
Triggers Reveal Your Childhood Story
- Patrick says parenting triggers reveal our own childhood story and patterns.
- Our reactions to kids act as clues to unresolved past experiences that shape parenting.
Overprotection Signals Past Trauma
- Overprotectiveness often signals "it's happening again" trauma from being unsafe as a child.
- Setting normal limits can feel like becoming the persecutor when past punishment informs your reaction.