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
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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
3 Simple but Not Easy Keys to Less Conflict With Your Strong Willed Child
As a mom to a strong willed child I really WANT these to be 3 simple and easy keys to less conflict, but that would be dishonest. If you've parented a challenging child for any length of time, you've tried every "easy" trick out there to reduce conflict in your family. Sometimes we find things that [...]Continue Reading
3 Steps to Help Kids Handle Anxiety About Coronavirus
With the world in the grips of a novel Coronavirus pandemic it's a little hard to stay in a calm headspace, so I decided I wanted to take this chance to talk about how we can handle the stress that's bubbling up. First I'll go through how you can talk with kids about anxiety they may have, then in a [...]Continue Reading
Black History Month resources to encourage enriching racial dialogue early
While it’s important to honor and recognize the contributions of Black Americans every chance we can, each February during Black History Month offers an opportunity to do this on an even larger scale, honoring figures of the past and present. Discussing Black History Month, or any time dedicated to [...]Continue Reading
