Get to the root of the issue

why are you so angry?

Often my kids come to me with a complaint about what someone else is doing and how it is causing them to feel. I do my best to listen, hear them out, and seek to understand. Eventually it comes back to the phrase, “Well, you can’t change others’ behaviors. But you can choose how you behave.”

I tell this to my kids….but I often need to stand in front of a mirror and tell it to myself.

Do you find yourself overreacting to little irritations? Your partner forgot to...