Calm Starts With You: Emotionally Healthy Parenting

About this episode

Dr. Beth Long discusses the importance of emotional regulation in parenting and how it impacts family dynamics.

This week on the podcast, Dr. Beth Long explores the importance of emotional regulation in parenting and how calm, connected parenting begins with the parent first. She discusses how many parents attempt to manage their child’s emotions while operating from stress, overwhelm, and dysregulation themselves. Through both clinical insight and practical examples, Dr. Long helps parents understand how their emotional health directly impacts the tone of the home, the safety of the relationship, and the way children learn to regulate themselves. She walks through what it means to become more emotionally aware, how to respond instead of react, and why self-regulation is one of the greatest tools a parent can develop. This episode encourages parents to move away from shame and perfectionism and toward intentional, emotionally healthy parenting that builds safety, trust, and connection within the family. Don’t forget to subscribe to the podcast so that you don’t miss an episode! Be sure to pick up your copy of Dr. Long’s book, Beyond Words: The Art of Effectively Parenting Your Children. You can grab it on amazon. Follow Dr. Long: Instagram: @drbethlong Facebook: Beth Long, PhD TikTok…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Beth Long

Topics covered

• emotional regulation
• parenting
• self-regulation
• emotional health
• family connection

Keywords

• emotional regulation
• parenting
• self-regulation
• mental health
• family safety

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Beyond Words: The Art of Effectively Parenting Your Children

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