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In my son\\u2019s favorite game, Minecraft, there are two modes: creative mode and survival mode.
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\\nWhen I learned this, of course, bells went off in my head because these are the same modes of our bodies:
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\\nStress is survival mode.
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\\nAnd homeostasis (the opposite of stress) is creative mode.
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\\nIn Minecraft, when you are playing in creative mode, you are constructing and developing the world around you. The \\u2018bad guys\\u2019 are still around, but they don\\u2019t bother you while you\\u2019re in creative mode.
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\\nI love this metaphor for helping our children construct their emotional intelligence!
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\\nWhen our kids are with us, we can provide this safety for them to build awareness of their emotions, which leads to the ability to regulate them in the \\u2018survival mode\\u2019 world outside the home.
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\\nThis means that we should help them develop this awareness through asking them questions about their emotions and not trying to fix things for them, reminding ourselves that we\\u2019re not in survival mode.
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\\nIn order to provide this safe place for our kids, we must be in creative mode ourselves.
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\\nThat is, we must be free from stress and the difficult survival emotions associated with stress so our kids feel safe.
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\\nWhat do you think about this?
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\\n#mindfulness #selfcompassion #presence #acceptance #mindfulparenting