This weeks Podcast episode serves as a helpful guide for parents who are navigating the complexities of raising daughters. Maria emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence and how it plays a crucial role in parent-child relationships. Maria provides valuable insights on how parents can foster positive and effective communication with their daughters, while also recognizing and managing their own emotions.

Maria stresses the need for parents to develop coping mechanisms to handle stress and emotional triggers. Without proper coping skills, it can be challenging for parents to remain calm and neutral when dealing with their child's mood swings or emotional outbursts. The podcast highlights the importance of self-awareness and the ability to recognize one's own triggers to avoid negative reactions.

Proactive parenting is also discussed in the episode and Maria provides examples of how parents can approach sensitive topics like dating and relationships with their daughters. Instead of imposing strict rules without explanation, she suggests finding a compromise that works for both parent and child. This approach not only helps to build trust between parent and child but also encourages open and honest communication.

Maria also touches on the concept of emotional regulation and how it plays a crucial role in parent-child relationships. Parents must learn to regulate their own emotions to help their child learn to manage their own. Maria highlights the importance of being a grounding force for one's child and having someone to hold the emotional "bucket" for parents to vent to when needed.

Maria provides an insightful and informative guide for parents navigating the complex world of raising daughters. She emphasizes the importance of self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and effective communication in building a strong and trusting relationship with one's child. This podcast episode is a valuable resource for any parent looking to improve their parenting skills and create a positive and nurturing environment for their daughter to thrive in.\

Some action items from todays episode:

• Work on building a tougher shell to not let daughter's emotional state dictate your own emotions
• Develop a poker face when communicating with daughter
• Have compassion and understanding for your daughter's emotional state, as they are going through massive rewiring in their brain
• Check your emotional bandwidth and decompress from stress daily
• Acknowledge and work on your own emotional intelligence, recognize and understand your ownfeelings
• Recognize when your own reactions are due to past wounds and work on healing them
• Work on your own mental health and emotional well-being, as it affects ability to interact with your daughter from a neutral place
• Have healthy coping strategies in place to deal with stress and anxiety
• Have open and connected conversations with daughter about dating andsexuality, instead of imposing strict rules
• Find a compromise on dating rules instead of just saying no
• Work on developing skills to handle uncomfortable situations and say no