Excitement

Delivering education to families, clients and other mental health professionals can be a arduous task at times. Skyping with new families and clients is never a dull moment. Today I was directly asked if I could pick one word that may help rebuild parent and child relationships what would the word be? I did not have to pause one second before my brain and mouth collaborated and blurted out, excitement. You see, excitement is a word that in this writer's opinion directly connects with positive energy. Positive energy allows excitement to flow through the communication lines. When your child or teenager or now adult does something good, it is important to show excitement. I think I learned this when I was kid. My parents were huge motivators for myself. I enjoyed their excitement when I was able to do positive things! The validation that I got from their excitement and positive energy was infectious. It is difficult being a parent. Many kids, (self included back in the day) struggled with making positive choices and demonstrating positive behavior. When our kid is doing things that may be bad, it is hard to show excitement. Right? Positive energy is the last thing on my mind, replied this parent who I was skyping with. I thought about that statement before responding. The goal today was to give some education on how to rebuild the interpersonal relationship with their son. In order to work through the negative, we need to have a positive mindset, looking for creative ways to give positive feedback which we want to turn into excitement. The only way to achieve this particular goal, you have to stay positive as a parent. If we waste negative energy on things that are not working or we can't control as a parent, how will we be able to recognize positive energy? Positive energy coincides with being excited for someone. I have found that excitement can help rebuild interpersonal relationships regardless of the current challenges. Stay positive parents and clients. We all need to work together and get excited about each others accomplishments. Stay in your health, stay in the moment. Self-Balance-Higher Power-Fun