simplicity parenting through the brokenness

i look for solace when the world seems upside down.

i minimize the voices and seek to find peace.

as i would walk through difficulties, internalizing my struggles, i naively thought i was protecting my children from the stressors and troubles of the world.

yet, children are little detectives and when something is out of line for mama, they notice, they internalize. it affects every single area of their being.

i’ve learned that it is not right to merely ignore the brokenness of humanity in front of your children.

instead, you must intentionally hold their hands through it.

when we leave them to their own devices, they learn, they hear, they discover, and they are afraid. they do not know how to process the horrors that they hear of. this causes them to experience an internal state of fight or flight, battling within themselves, thoughts and emotions they do not understand and are unable to vocalize.

what we must do is provide comfort, rhythm, and stability. we must give them a sense of security while acknowledging the brokenness and mourning for it. we must show them that there is peace and they can rest in it, even in the midst of hardship.

we must give them the tools to press forward when troubles arise. we must give them the tools to vocalize their internal anxieties. we must give them the tools to be life-givers and life-sustainers when the world around them rises up. we must raise peacemakers by providing our children with the tools to be at peace.

the pillars of simplicity parenting give us a framework for creating this type of external and internal peace. we give our children a sense of security by creating a simplified environment and daily rhythms. we help our children to weather the storms of life when we filter out the adult world and walk them through difficulties with our guidance, assurance, self-control, and our own internal peace and rhythm.

as we navigate the world’s brokenness and chaos, we must find peace and bring peace to our children.

if you need help implementing the simplicity parenting principles in your home in order to help your children through this difficult time, reach out. as a simplicity parenting family life coach, i can give you the tools you need.