The holidays can be busy and exhausting, but what if they don't have to be that way? In Bounceback Parenting, A Field Guide for Creating Connection Not Perfection, I talk about ways to get out of a perfectionism rut, be more kind to ourselves and find more connection with our kids. The holidays [...]Continue Reading
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One Key to Making Memories You’ll Treasure with Your Kids
Even had a hard time letting go of how you think things should be so you can enjoy your kids? In this post Bounceback Parenting reader and mom, Kay, shares a snapshot of her life when she let go of her planning and perfectionist ways and wound up making a treasured memory with her daughter. I hope [...]Continue Reading
How to RESTART a day gone wrong
I've been fragile this week. Between the windy spring days, dealing with multiple family expectations for the Easter holiday coming up, and a miscommunication with my spouse, today I found myself in a swirling negative thoughts mindset that I haven't visited for a long time.Thankfully at this [...]Continue Reading
Here’s What Kids Want Most
Our children look at us with so much wonder and ability to forgive. You can make mistakes and you are STILL so beautiful. What kids want most in not for you to be perfect.I got a comment from a mom on my post about getting rid of negative self talk which made me want to explain more why I firmly [...]Continue Reading
Rediscovering Who You Are – Journal Prompts
When we know who we are, we're more able to live with intention. These journal questions are meant to help you rediscover who you are right now. Read through, think about them, write or discuss. Come back to the ones that hit you most deeply.Take just 5 to 10 minutes responding to one of the [...]Continue Reading
Journal Prompts on Presence and Mindfulness
Being present in my life feels like holding flubber in my hands - you know that slime kids play with? It's interesting and wiggly; you want to hold onto it, to pass it from hand to hand, but then it can slip right through your fingers. Sometimes I can be present, I can mindfully wash dishes or pack [...]Continue Reading
