Coaching practices for The Energy Audit as a Parent
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I keep trying to think and discipline my way out of feeling reactive and foggy, and it never works
- When my kid acts out I lose it
- The second my kid starts melting down I feel my own chest tighten and my patience snap, and I react from that heat
- I keep working on teaching my child to self-regulate, but the same things tip them over every time
- I know I’m running on empty but I genuinely can’t tell what kind of empty — is it my body, my mood, my focus, or that I’ve lost the thread of why any of this matters?
Practices that may help
- The Energy Audit
Loehr and Schwartz argue that high performance is fundamentally an energy management problem, not a time management problem: you have four energy reservoirs — physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual — and sustained performance requires both spending and renewing each. The framework is a compelling clinical synthesis; direct RCT evidence for the four-quadrant model itself is limited. - Treat physical energy as the foundation of all other dimensions
Sleep, movement, and nutrition are not separate wellness items — they are the substrate that makes emotional, mental, and spiritual energy possible.
The Energy Audit - Refuse to energize negative behavior
Give consequences briefly and blandly — no energy, no lecture, no drama.
The Nurtured Heart Approach (Howard Glasser) - Become aware of your own emotional reactions first
A parent who is flooded by their child’s distress cannot coach it — self-awareness is the prerequisite.
Emotion Coaching (John Gottman) - Arrange the environment to support Green Zone states
Predictable schedules, sensory comfort, and low transition stress make Green more accessible.
Zones of Regulation (Leah Kuypers) - Run a four-quadrant energy audit
Map your current physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energy levels honestly before intervening in any one dimension.
The Energy Audit - Build zone check-ins into the daily routine
Asking "what zone are you in?" regularly makes zone awareness automatic rather than crisis-only.
Zones of Regulation (Leah Kuypers) - Use special time to fill the connection cup before problems escalate
A proactive ten-minute connection recharge can prevent an afternoon of battles.
Special Time (Lawrence Cohen — Playful Parenting) - Deliver active recognition of ordinary positive moments
Narrate what the child is doing right in real time, even when it is unremarkable.
The Nurtured Heart Approach (Howard Glasser) - Name which burners are actually on
Honestly assess how much fuel each of the four domains is receiving right now.
Four Burners Theory: Making Peace With Trade-Offs
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Loehr and Schwartz argue that high performance is fundamentally an energy management problem, not a time management problem: you have four energy reservoirs — physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual — and sustained performance requires both spending and renewing each. The framework is a compelling clinical synthesis; direct RCT evidence for the four-quadrant model itself is limited.
- Energy Management Audit
Loehr and Schwartz argue that high performance is fundamentally an energy management problem, not a time management problem: you have four energy reservoirs — physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual — and sustained performance requires both spending and renewing each. The framework is a compelling clinical synthesis; direct RCT evidence for the four-quadrant model itself is limited.
- Four Quadrant Energy Audit
Loehr and Schwartz argue that high performance is fundamentally an energy management problem, not a time management problem: you have four energy reservoirs — physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual — and sustained performance requires both spending and renewing each. The framework is a compelling clinical synthesis; direct RCT evidence for the four-quadrant model itself is limited.
- The Energy Audit As A Caregiver
Loehr and Schwartz argue that high performance is fundamentally an energy management problem, not a time management problem: you have four energy reservoirs — physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual — and sustained performance requires both spending and renewing each. The framework is a compelling clinical synthesis; direct RCT evidence for the four-quadrant model itself is limited.
- The Energy Audit When Burned Out
Loehr and Schwartz argue that high performance is fundamentally an energy management problem, not a time management problem: you have four energy reservoirs — physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual — and sustained performance requires both spending and renewing each. The framework is a compelling clinical synthesis; direct RCT evidence for the four-quadrant model itself is limited.
- The Energy Audit With Friends
Loehr and Schwartz argue that high performance is fundamentally an energy management problem, not a time management problem: you have four energy reservoirs — physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual — and sustained performance requires both spending and renewing each. The framework is a compelling clinical synthesis; direct RCT evidence for the four-quadrant model itself is limited.
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