I used to have a very hard time seeing anything but the ways I had failed when I faced struggles as a parent. If I was dealing with siblings fighting, I figured it was because I had done everything wrong and failed to teach the kids to get along. If one of my kids struggled to focus when [...]Continue Reading
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Growth Mindset in Relationships – the mindset shift that will transform your parenting
You may have heard about helping kids have a growth mindset. This idea, discovered by Psychologist Carol Dweck, is simple, yet has huge effects on people's learning, motivation and ability to succeed. In short, a growth mindset means having the belief that everyone can learn and grow starting right [...]Continue Reading
Parenting Reminder for the Hardest Days – Printable
When I published Parenting from the Dark Pit it was met with support and caring. I feel incredibly grateful for the community of readers who are so kind. One of the responses to that post about the hardest days of parenting was a list of what one mom needs to remember when she is in the dark pit, [...]Continue Reading