3-STEPS TO CALM PARENTING: PUT YOUR OXYGEN MASK ON FIRST

PAUSE, ROOT, AND BREATHE

Self-care means managing stress proactively. Sleep, exercise, eating-well, and
positive social relationships are all part of self-care too. But, your own emotion
regulation -- your own ability to notice stress and breathe through it, is key to filling
your own cup. We cannot pour from an empty cup and we cannot teach our children
emotion-regulation if we do not practice it ourselves.

NOTICE STRESS ROOT IN PLACE RESPOND

AND PAUSE AND BREATHE WITH CARE
THE FIRST STEP WHEN ENGAGE YOUR CORE NOW THAT YOU HAVE
YOU NOTICE THAT YOU AND PLANT YOUR FEET SLOWED YOUR
ARE FEELING STRESSED INTO THE GROUND, EMOTIONAL REACTION,
OR TRIGGERED IS TO DRAWING ON YOUR YOU WILL BE ABLE TO
SIMPLY PAUSE. INNER STRENGTH. RESPOND TO YOUR
CHILD IN A CARING AND
STOPPING GIVES OUR THIS "CENTERING" HAS CONSTRUCTIVE WAY.
BRAIN A CHANCE TO A PHYSIOLOGICAL
USE REASONING AND CALMING EFFECT AND
PROBLEM SOLVING CAN ALSO HELP YOU
INSTEAD OF REACTING. FEEL STRONG.

PAUSE CENTER YOUR BODY YOU HAVE HARNESSED

YOUR STRESS-
AND OBSERVE THAT ENGAGE YOUR CORE RESPONSE AND THAT
YOUR CHILD HAS BIG AND ROOT YOUR FEET. WILL FEEL
EMOTIONS. BREATHE. EMPOWERING.

INSTEAD OF REACTING THINK OF THE STRESS ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR

TO THOSE EMOTIONS -- YOU FEEL AS GIVING CHILD'S FEELINGS AND
STOP AND OBSERVE. YOU THE STRENGTH TO TEACH THEM
HANDLE THIS EMOTION-REGULATION
HARD MOMENT. STRATEGIES.
Bonus! Print these pause, root, and breathe reminders and put them around the house for inspiration!

Strong roots
Respond
weather
with care
the storm

When you choose to

pause and think of stress as
helpful, you create
observe the biology of
with an courage.
open heart -Kelly Mcgonigal

engage Centering your

your core soul is calming
and a source of
and
strength
breathe