Parenting is an ongoing journey of providing love and guidance, only to let go as our kids take off into new realms of independence. Whether it's a new accomplishment or a new school, it's our job to know when to be there with support, and when to step back -- letting go.
Parenting through Divorce & Separation is hard! Tips to navigate divorce and separation to help your child not only survive, but thrive. Sharing custody, positive communication & supporting your child.
Turn No into Yes to minimize resistance and create connection while building your child's belief in themselves and how to get what they want out of life.
We can choose to make our children feel bad about what they do, and in turn, themselves – punishment, OR we can help them understand and take ownership of problems, while guiding them in how to fix mistakes and make more positive choices – guidance.
Greg was irate! He’d come to observe and was not at all pleased with the “work” his daughter was engaged in. She’s supposed to be learning to read!” Here is some thoughts on how children learn.
How we talk about death with children helps to embrace death as part of our life experience. Providing honest, intentional explanations, acknowledging & accepting emotions, planning for difficult behaviors, and providing support helps us to help our children understand death and navigate their feelings of loss and sadness. Children learn death is a part of life.
Raising children is one of life’s greatest joys. It’s also downright exhausting! Over time, exhaustion and frustration can begin to take hold,. So, it’s important we take the time to prevent "frazzlization". Here are a few tips that might help.
“‘Tis the Season to be jolly!”…. or is it stressed? The holidays are such a busy time with so many demands and expectations. Here are some ideas to help with the stress. (The focus is Christmas, however, is relevant to all gift giving holidays.)
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