Reset
In attempting this 40 consecutive days of blogging, I’ve stumbled once before and missed one day. Then for the past few days, you could say I’ve been in face plant mode, missing many days! I deeply apologize and take responsibility.
For a second I thought, How humiliating! Maybe I should just give up. Then I wondered how many other parents set goals, whether with their kids or for themselves and find themselves in a face plant, too? A gazillion, probably. Yet we don’t reap the benefits of achieving a goal without putting in the clock time. We don’t get results without risks and fumbles.
So, putting aside my pride, again, I humbly seek to lead as an example of the challenges we all face in adding a new component to our routines. We all fight resistence of some kind, whether we seek to add a new element to our lives or our children’s lives.
One mother I know, when her daughter reacts explosively to a new situation despite preparation efforts, calmly tells her, “Oops, let’s reset,” or “Please press your reset button.”
I’m finding that strategy helpful for my own self this time in overcoming resistence.
What’s the Deal?: Why does saying”reset” work for some of us? Neutral language that we know from technology, plus a calm tone of voice can take the judgment out of a tense situation and remind everyone that false steps are part of the process of implementing something new. Compare “reset” to “Why are you doing that?” or even “Would you please calm down!”
Resources: Consider a mini trampoline for you and your family members to work off steam quickly for an “active reset.” Many boys and those of us who love action prefer this kind of reset. Yet at other times, we may need a “calm reset” area with special items you and your child pick out–maybe cushions, flowers, special stones, meaningful and inspiring images. Anyone in your family can visit the reset areas when they need to. When’s the last time you jumped on a mini trampoline? I dare you!
Photo copyright Michael Zumpano 2012. All rights reserved.
Text copyright Kristi Beall-Zumpano. All rights reserved.
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