Dr. Adele Lafrance
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259 appearances
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first heard Jun 2020
last heard Jun 2020
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And I would say with a little bit of energy, because energy can actually help the depth to which the other person feels validated.
And so I might say, you know what?
I do not blame you for not wanting to do that online schooling.
I can imagine that there are 300 things that you would rather do at home.
And I bet it is hard to focus when you have to have your video off and you have to be muted and you just have to sit there and listen for such a long time.
And you probably just would rather hang out with us and play cards or do some family time together.
And sweetheart,
I totally believe that you can get through this.
It will not be forever.
I hear your pain.
And so why don't we go into your bedroom and sort out a nice little nook that will at least make it easier for you to get through these next couple of hours of online schooling.
Exactly.
Yeah.
And it's a balance of both.
So some parents are really, really good at the validating piece, but they struggle a bit more with the limit setting or the problem solving.
Other parents are excellent problem solvers and redirectors, but the validating piece is a bit more of a challenge because of the way they were raised or what they believe about emotion processing, whatnot.
And so this process keeps us all in a structured path towards creating the balance between
validation, emotional support, and getting things done, practical support.
So those three pieces really do work together.
One of the analogies that I use is like I'm an elevator.
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