You Can’t Protect Them From Their Thoughts
When your child is struggling — whether it’s a learning disorder, emotional challenge, or just the daily ups and downs of growing up — every part of you wants to protect them.
You want to make it better.
You want to make sure they never think there’s something wrong with them.
But what if trying to protect them from pain actually makes it harder for them to grow?
In this episode, I share a powerful real-life coaching session with a mom whose seven-year-old was recently diagnosed with specific learning disorders in reading, writing, and math. I show you how shifting from controlling your child’s thoughts to teaching them how to think builds lifelong confidence, self-trust, and resilience.
If you’ve ever tried to “fix” how your child feels or worried about what they’ll believe about themselves, this episode will help you see a better way forward.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Why trying to protect your child from their feelings can actually make things worse
- How to teach emotional literacy and thought awareness to kids
- The difference between changing a thought for your child vs. showing them how to work with their own thoughts
- How your own fears and beliefs shape how you respond to your child’s challenges
- The most powerful shift a parent can make: from “Something has gone wrong” to “Nothing has gone wrong — this is their path”
Key Quotes
“You can’t protect your kids from their thoughts — but you can teach them how to think.”
“Our job isn’t to fix our kids’ feelings — it’s to model how to manage them.”
Resources & Links
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- Get my free guide to Create the Life You Want
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