How do you know if you have a Spicy One™?
Well…
It depends on your child’s temperamental intensity and their depth of emotions.
It depends on your own unhealed need to control, your propensity to judge rather than accept, and the work you’ve done to articulate your own childhood.
It depends if you are a Highly Sensitive Person or if you struggle with attention-related difficulties.
It depends on how strong your fear of displeasing others is.
Your Spicy One might not actually feel like a Spicy One to me.
We are each on such a different journey!
You’re just in time:
Moms of Spicy Ones® 8-week group coaching program will re-open for registration in Fall 2024.
I’m Mary Van Geffen, and I am the mother of a Spicy One™.
Not only that, but I was (am) a Spicy One™ myself, so I’ve been rockin’ the Spicy lifestyle for as long as I can remember!
You may have a Spicy One™ if they:
Express themself in big and loud ways
Aren’t afraid to take up space
Tend to be moving all the time
Hurt folks unintentionally
Feel things really intensely
Are louder than appropriate
Exhibit a zest for life and have energy to spare
Use powerful words that can wound or delight
Are often very aware of others’ feelings yet miss social cues that peers are feeling disgruntled
Powerfully negotiate until they lose hope and melt down
Have no problem setting boundaries with adults
Choose to be completely true to themselves, not others.
Notice everything from how the chair moved one foot to mom being in a bad mood
Would love to direct all play with peers
Can’t be consoled physically
Can be incredibly sweet, caring and loyal
Refuse to say “I love you” until they feel it
“Your Spicy One™ is your invitation to grow your love for yourself and your child unconditionally.”
— Mary Van Geffen