Atmosphere plays a fundamental role in our family’s well-being. As I’ve mentioned previously, a positive, supportive and fun family atmosphere will provide a secure, calm safe-haven for us and our children, away from all the chaos of the world. Fostering and maintaining this level of healthy atmosphere requires a determined effort and – let’s be honest – no matter how hard we try, there will be moments when our wonderfully positive, supportive and fun family atmosphere is derailed.
If you’ve been following our other articles, you will be familiar with the phrase Pause, Reflect, Engage. Basically, Pause, Reflect, Engage, is a short phrase that you can use to bring your own or your child’s emotional temperature down. It can also be used in the context of maintaining a positive family atmosphere, for example, when there is conflict between you and your child, or between siblings.