Do you feel like you have support for your positive parenting style? It can be exhausting to face criticism of your parenting at every turn. Sometimes it’s extremely lonely if you’re the one breaking patterns in your generation. Your parenting choices might be totally different from people in [...]Continue Reading
Why do I get personally offended by my child’s behavior?
How to catch yourself when you think your child's behavior is about you, and what to do instead. By Amelia Bowler, Board Certified Behavior Consultant This post contains affiliate links to books mentioned. Bounceback Parenting may be compensated for qualifying purchases. “Did you wash [...]Continue Reading
Bounceback Parenting Partners with ‘Power Struggles to Peace’ for a New Community!
We're growing! A note from Bounceback Parenting founder, Alissa Zorn: After 10 years of BBP being mostly a solitary operation, I'm making some big changes! New writers and a new community! I started Bounceback Parenting as a hobby, wanting to connect with other parents and find camaraderie. It [...]Continue Reading
Emotional Well-being for Parents Series Kick-off
Emotions are a crucial part of our lives, yet are not taught in schools nor many families. They are more often repressed, avoided, numbed, fixed and generally misunderstood. Many of our biggest parenting challenges come from our difficulties working with our and our kids emotions. Thankfully, we [...]Continue Reading
Relationship Repair: Six Ways to Rebuild Connection with Kids and Teens
Stress can take a serious toll on our relationships. We can get into a painful cycle of rupture and reaction that feels impossible to get out of. Is repair even possible at this point? YES. Best selling author Rachel Macy Stafford tells us how. This post contains affiliate links and I may be [...]Continue Reading
7 Things Upset Kids Want But May Not Tell You
This post contains affiliate links and I may receive compensation for qualifying purchases. Sometimes I'm at a loss as to what to say when my kids are upset. They both seem to need me and be pushing me away at the same time. That's where the work of adolescent psychiatrist, Dr. Ashley Miller, and [...]Continue Reading