Do you know those moments when your child triggers you so intensely that you practically explode? Maybe it's the hundredth discussion about teeth brushing or the endless dawdling in the morning? You feel anger rising, your heart racing, your hands getting sweaty. And then it happens: You react from an impulse you can't control. These trigger moments are like a storm that suddenly breaks over us. In seconds, we transform from the understanding, patient parent into someone we barely recognize.
Does this sound familiar?
But why does this happen? Why can't we simply stay calm and handle the situation with composure? The answer lies deeper than we think. These reactions aren't conscious decisions but automatic survival strategies we developed as children. They're like built-in emergency mechanisms that activate when certain buttons are pushed. But what are these buttons? And how can we learn to handle them differently?