The Zephyr Sleeps Tonight… On Healing Intergenerational Patterns

It's the last night of our trip to Charleston to visit my brother and his family and Zephyr (5 years old) is not cooperating with bedtime. I'm tired and ready to be done parenting and finish packing for our early morning flight.

Zephyr is practically bouncing off the walls.

I notice my nervous system getting more and more charged and can tell I will eventually snap and loose my temper.

Three young children walking through the airport together hand in hand

"Zephyr, I'm feeling myself getting upset and am worried I might loose my temper if you don't cooperate with bedtime