02/11/2026
Children can play tricks on us.
I remember asking my dad for an ice cream, then going back to my mom's and asking her for one more.
Or when I was a teenager, I would ask my mom for permission to go to a party first, if that didn't work, I would ask my dad.
So, I found out my daughter was texting my husband to ask for extra phone time (to the Amazon Rainforest), when I had already said no.
Pretty good strategy, it actually worked for 5 days.
My reaction wasn't like the one my mother or father would have had.
I wouldn't yell at her or pull her ears.
I just said, I don't like that.
We have to understand that our words, intention, and energy are the most powerful sources for raising our children.
Healing your inner child, through reparenting yourself with the nurturing you may have missed, and addressing old wounds, is one of the most powerful ways to become a truly present parent.
When we carry unresolved pain from our own childhood (like strict reactions, unmet needs, or patterns from divorce dynamics), it lead us to overreactions that echo what we experienced growing up.
The healed parent raises emotionally resilient children 👧🏽👩👨🏼
That's why I advocate for this work through my group classes, 1:1 sessions and 4-month Ancestral reset course.
