Watch an insightful live talk with Debbie Reber, founder of Tilt Parenting, where we explore strategies to manage energy and emotional resources in parenting. Debbie shares valuable tips on how to stay regulated and avoid burnout as a parent. From understanding what depletes our energy to strategies for dealing with meltdowns, anger, and stress, Debbie provides practical advice for parents navigating the challenges of raising neurodivergent and strong-willed children. We also discuss the importance of self-care, mindfulness, and proactive planning, along with responding to audience questions about sibling rivalry, emotional regulation, and maintaining a positive parenting approach.
In this video
If you reach the end of the day with nothing left, Debbie Reber looks at what drains a parent's energy and where you notice it first. The talk is for parents of young children, including neurodivergent and strong-willed ones. Audience questions include a 4-year-old's meltdowns, sibling fights, a 4-year-old who hits and getting a partner on board.
Chapters
- 0:00 Meet Debbie Reber and what drains a parent's energy
- 5:25 Spotting your own energy drains by tuning in to your body
- 12:32 The overflowing stress glass and the four Bs for chores
- 19:24 Ways to get stuck stress and anger out of your body
- 23:49 Running on empty in the moment: pause and breathe out longer
- 26:42 Refilling ahead of time, and when every day feels the same
- 33:59 Explaining a break to an autistic child, and help for POTS
- 37:57 A 4-year-old's meltdowns: calm first, then an exit plan
- 43:01 Positive discipline for willful kids, and sibling fights
- 48:24 When a 4-year-old hits: stay calm and find the unmet need
- 53:40 Healing your own childhood wounds to parent differently
- 56:59 A 4-year-old who cries a lot: hold space without minimizing
- 59:28 Getting your partner on board without trying to make them
- 1:03:37 Leaving work stress at the door with a transition ritual
