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Dr. Debra Kessler

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📒Psychologist for 20 years
💖Helping #parents honor their child’s individuality
🌿Keeping Nature & Nurture In Mind

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Think back to a night you still regret. You probably can’t quote much of what was said. But you remember how it felt.

Your child is the same, only more so. When a body is revved up, shut down, or braced, what gets stored is the feeling, not the words.

Home, Part 1 is on Substack, link in bio.

#parenting #consciousparenting #parentingtips #drdebrakessler by @dr.dtkessler

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6 days ago

The torn page started with fear. I don’t get this. I’m stupid.
Stupid doesn’t feel like something you did. It feels like something you are.
Fear doesn’t last long on its own. It hands off to anger, and ripping the page is so much easier to bear than sitting there feeling small.
Home, Part 1 is on Substack, link in bio. #parenting #consciousparenting #parentingtips #drdebrakessler #home by @dr.dtkessler

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10 days ago

A closed bedroom door. A torn page. A flat “I said I don’t have any.”

Before you have had a single thought, it has already landed as disrespect. And it feels like the truth.

That speed comes from your filter. It is built from the wiring you were born with and everything you lived through growing up, and it hands you a meaning before you get a vote.

You can’t keep the filter from showing up. You can notice it. Next time, before you open the door, ask: What just got stirred up in me?

Home, Part 1 is on Substack, link in bio. #parenting #consciousparenting #parentingtips #drdebrakessler by @dr.dtkessler

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13 days ago

Remember your home and your values ❤️ #home #family #wellness by @dr.dtkessler

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16 days ago

Scan your body and learn more about how to handle a difficult situation. More on Substack. Link in bio #parenting #consciousparenting #parentingtips #emotionregulation by @dr.dtkessler

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21 days ago

Check out the link in my bio to reach my Substack blog. #parenting #consciousparenting #parentingtips #drdebrakessler #wellness by @dr.dtkessler

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25 days ago

Blog link in bio #parenting #consciousparenting #parentingtips #drdebrakessler by @dr.dtkessler

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a month ago

The Kids We Read Wrong. Link in bio #parenting #consciousparenting #parentingtips #drdebrakessler by @dr.dtkessler

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a month ago

The meltdown is signaling that your child’s energy tank is empty. More information on Substack. Link in bio #parenting #consciousparenting #parentingtips #drdebrakessler by @dr.dtkessler

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a month ago

Taking the device away and earning device time both end with less screen time. But your child learns something different from each one.

One teaches don’t get caught. The other teaches that good things are worth waiting for.

Same screen. Different lesson.

More on this at drdebrakessler.substack.com. Link in bio.

#parenting #screentime #raisingkids by @dr.dtkessler

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a month ago

Link in bio to read about how we sometimes misread what our child is telling us #parenting #consciousparenting #parentingtips #drdebrakessler by @dr.dtkessler

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2 months ago

Check out the link in bio to read my new blog on Substack: The Kids We Read Wrong #parenting #consciousparenting #parentingtips #drdebrakessler by @dr.dtkessler

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2 months ago