Daily parenting tips

Morning, afternoon, night, evening wherever you are! Remember your self-care routine.... Gratitude, affirmations, self-hugs, cathartic shake, meditation and deep breathing. Set an intention: Today is going to be a good day! Exercise and eat healthy. Mindfulness with thoughts, emotions, behaviours and engagements. Maintain boundaries with yourself. Not others. With others you simply apply your values. Parenting your inner child In order to live a quality life, recognise the source of your life challenges. Marcus Aurelius taught us, "The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature." You can only develop virtue if you have a strong self relationship which requires that you parent and nurture your wounded inner child. How would you parent your inner child if you decided that it is in your best interest? Take out a photo of yourself as a young child. Put together your favourite childhood stuff together where you can see it! Stick it to your favourite mirror! Parent and talk to your inner child everyday. Imagine what happened to that young child, and what that child has gone through. Hug that child and tell them that you are here to support and care for them. Tell that child you are sorry for what they have gone through. Keep the promise to nurture your inner child. When your inner child is reacting or throwing tantrums, rescue them from unsafe situations by detaching. Spend quality time with your inner child and pay attention to their needs. This is what you would do for a child you love. Do not ignore the needs of your inner child. Listen to the child tell you how they feel. View the images of the experiences of this child. Listen to their thoughts and be compassionate to your inner child. Recognise the unmet needs for that young child. Remember who was there for you in childhood, and think of what they would have done in some situations you encounter. Create solutions and make choices that are beneficial to your inner child. Do not betray your inner child. Take your inner child out in nature and see the beauty of the universe. Spend quality time in meditation. Notice kindness. Say thank you! Laugh and love! Get gifts for your inner child. Create. Draw, write, make things and doodle. Do your favourite childhood activity. Do acts of service and pay your bills, have mindful baths and, Sleep well to avoid stress. Eat healthy food. Exercise. Play. Loosen up and have fun and express your childlike state.

Praise yourself Nurture and protect the child in you fiercely. Keep the child in safe spaces. Boundaries. Be your go to person when you need support. Find a safe circle and accountability person. Your inner child has suffered over the years. Only you can parent them and improve their existence. You can improve your existence by parenting your inner child. Heal your inner child to connect with yourself!: Self-reparenting to strengthen the self-connection for quality life! https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08W3F34WG/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_NP5PMNAK9ZBS120TPS3W Love on three levels: Finding love in the right places https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08W7SQ5HY/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_Z4JGAYD48TJTP2GFKACK SIFTSEM TOOL- Sensations, Images, Feelings, Thoughts, Soothing, Endorphin Release, and Meeting Unmet Needs.: A solution focused emotional-regulation and cognitive restructuring tool for triggers. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08TQCYC7G/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_BJZ73XMGRJSM11ZPN654