Comments on: Surfing Your Child’s Emotional Tsunami http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/ eHarmony Parenting offers free a free parenting newsletter, parenting help, tips, advice, guidance, support and resources Thu, 15 May 2008 21:56:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Susan http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Susan Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:46:22 +0000 http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/#comment-243 Loved your article. It couldn't have come at a better time. I have been having battles with my 7 year old lately and it just seems like they keep getting worse. I do take a step back often to see how I can change things to try to make them better, but sometimes I don't have the answer on what I need to do. Your article explains things clearly and gives me some insight into what is happening in my 7 year olds brain and heart. It all seemed like a big mystery to me, but now that you have explained things AND given a tool to use on how to handle situations better I feel better prepared when a situation comes up again. It is going to take some practice, but I hope that this technique will help me and my daughter understand each other better and feel better. Hopefully the seas will be a little calmer. Loved your article. It couldn’t have come at a better time. I have been having battles with my 7 year old lately and it just seems like they keep getting worse. I do take a step back often to see how I can change things to try to make them better, but sometimes I don’t have the answer on what I need to do.

Your article explains things clearly and gives me some insight into what is happening in my 7 year olds brain and heart. It all seemed like a big mystery to me, but now that you have explained things AND given a tool to use on how to handle situations better I feel better prepared when a situation comes up again. It is going to take some practice, but I hope that this technique will help me and my daughter understand each other better and feel better. Hopefully the seas will be a little calmer.

]]> By: Madeline http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-220 Madeline Fri, 21 Sep 2007 00:39:06 +0000 http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/#comment-220 This is excellent. As I'm sure you know, the principle is adaptable to use in all other relationships, too. When I e-mailed my daughter in NZ that our church will probably connect to e-Harmonymarriages.com, she replied that you were doing this--and that you are the mother of my granddaughter Elissa's best kindergarten friend, Ben. I remember him from visits to their school a few times--nice boy, and what a special friendship they had. Now I can see they had a lot in common in parenting styles. This is excellent. As I’m sure you know, the principle is adaptable to use in all other relationships, too. When I e-mailed my daughter in NZ that our church will probably connect to e-Harmonymarriages.com, she replied that you were doing this–and that you are the mother of my granddaughter Elissa’s best kindergarten friend, Ben. I remember him from visits to their school a few times–nice boy, and what a special friendship they had. Now I can see they had a lot in common in parenting styles.

]]> By: Linda http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Linda Thu, 09 Aug 2007 15:45:33 +0000 http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/#comment-27 Tina, Thank you for an inspirational article! Since I tend to be very "left-hemispheric", it was good to be reminded of our child's emotional needs. Tina,
Thank you for an inspirational article! Since I tend to be very “left-hemispheric”, it was good to be reminded of our child’s emotional needs.

]]> By: Tisa http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Tisa Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:35:56 +0000 http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/#comment-15 Dr. Bryson, Your “Respond with the Right, Redirect with the Left” method sounds doable and as a parent we need more tools that are doable. Thanks for the information. Dr. Bryson,

Your “Respond with the Right, Redirect with the Left” method sounds doable and as a parent we need more tools that are doable. Thanks for the information.

]]> By: Roger http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Roger Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:31:17 +0000 http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/#comment-14 Logic doesn't work? You don't say! Excellent all around, and very helpful. Logic doesn’t work? You don’t say! Excellent all around, and very helpful.

]]> By: Pat S. http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Pat S. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 06:23:13 +0000 http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/#comment-11 Great article Tina! Very clear and concise and full of understanding. I'm looking forward to seeing your other coming articles. Great article Tina! Very clear and concise and full of understanding. I’m looking forward to seeing your other coming articles.

]]> By: Timothy http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Timothy Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:07:26 +0000 http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/#comment-10 Dr. Bryson, I appreciate your loving, sensitive approach to your kids. You have outlined some principles that are applicable for every parent. Dr. Bryson, I appreciate your loving, sensitive approach to your kids. You have outlined some principles that are applicable for every parent.

]]> By: Rob http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Rob Sat, 14 Jul 2007 22:00:24 +0000 http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/#comment-9 Great article. We definitely have some emotional tsunamis in our house. This is helpful stuff. Thanks Tina. Great article. We definitely have some emotional tsunamis in our house. This is helpful stuff. Thanks Tina.

]]> By: Judy Prather http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Judy Prather Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:18:16 +0000 http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/#comment-8 Excellent article! Good content (but not too much) and well-written. Very helpful resource, even for folks whose kids are long since grown, but I'll be passing this link along to some friends with smaller children. Excellent article! Good content (but not too much) and well-written. Very helpful resource, even for folks whose kids are long since grown, but I’ll be passing this link along to some friends with smaller children.

]]> By: Jennifer http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Jennifer Fri, 13 Jul 2007 05:07:23 +0000 http://parenting.eharmony.com/2007/07/bryson-surfing-your-tsunami/#comment-7 Awesome. We are drowning at our house...I will give this a better try and see how we do. Thank you! Awesome. We are drowning at our house…I will give this a better try and see how we do. Thank you!

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