Educator and coach Alexandra Horn (28) explains why parents can use cocoa to take a break, especially in times of the Corona.
Holzkirchen
- Alexandra Horn (28) has been running the Sonnenkäfer day nursery in Holzkirchen for a year on parental leave.
At the same time, the trained educator is currently training to become a coach.
It accompanies parents and educators in dealing with personal experiences that have an influence on the upbringing of children.
In an interview, the woman from Holzkirchen explains why a cup of cocoa can work wonders here.
Ms. Horn, you took over the management of the sun beetle in the middle of the Corona crisis.
What advice do you give parents to parents to keep calm in these troubled times?
This is a very difficult time for many families.
Many parents have to work in the home office and at the same time look after their children at home.
The thread of patience quickly breaks.
It is therefore very important to consciously take time for yourself in between, a so-called Me Time.
Does a cup of cocoa help?
I offer so-called cocoa ceremonies, i.e. group coaching that is currently taking place online due to corona.
I send the participants a packet of cocoa in advance, including instructions on how to prepare it correctly.
Cocoa can have a relaxing or euphoric effect and release emotional blocks.
We start with a meditation and then talk about everyday situations over a cup of cocoa and beautiful background music.
It's about reflecting on why you may not have behaved towards your children in certain situations as you would like to.
How do parents react like that?
In stressful situations in particular, we often subconsciously react the way our parents treated us in our childhood.
Often you hear your own mother speak.
It doesn't always have to be bad.
That's true, but with some things we used to think: “When I grow up, I want to do it differently.” It is therefore important to be aware of such situations in order to act differently in the future.
If parents don't know what to do on their own, they can always contact me.
Crises cannot be avoided in life.
How can you strengthen your children for this?
It is better if you only accompany children in conflict situations and do not always intervene actively.
In this way they learn to resolve challenges themselves.
In addition, you should let young children explore things on their own, but of course watch them.
In this way, they learn to better assess their own limits and develop a healthy sense of self.
It is good to be able to fall back on certain resources, on a secure framework of your own personality, in a crisis situation.
