You know, sometimes we get caught up as parents and we expect our kids to just know how to be empathetic in the middle of conflict and when things are stressful.

And we can hear them fighting or arguing about something and we kind of jump in and intervene and our instincts to be like, do you know how your sister must feel right now?

And then we actually expect our kids to be able to give

an answer. And that's asking the impossible of our kids in that moment they're not in their learning

brain. The part of their brain that actually processes empathy literally is not working. So the more we can teach our kids to catch themselves

before they get in that red light dysregulated zone and then teach them skills they can use

to regulate their nervous system, bring it back to homeostasis, the faster they're going to be

able to access and act in empathy.

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moms redefine their motherhood journey. There was a point in my life when I was trying to do all the things.

Parent my kids, pour into my marriage, run a busy law practice, keep up my home. And what I found

was that I was on the fast track to burnout until I discovered a better way. Now I help women just like

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I'm your coach, Michelle Grosser, and this is Motherhood.

Welcome to Motherhood Monday. I am so grateful that you made the time to be with me today on this

Motherhood Monday. On Mondays, we choose a different family value or different character

trait, and we share ideas and strategies to focus on that particular trait in the coming week.

So this week's focus is on empathy. So if you found any part of this podcast helpful, I would love it if you remember to just

subscribe to the show, leave a five-star rating and a short review. I thank you for the honor of

your time. So cultivating empathy for others is really one of the greatest gifts we can give our children.

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