In fact, each of the Extremely Good Parenting Episodes also has an accompanying blog post.
To shame someone is to put them down. It’s to crush their heart and make them feel less-than in the moment. Most literally, if we descriptively define what it actually means to use our words to shame another person, it is to inhibit, humiliate, embarrass, degrade, crush, and wither their very soul. And yet we […]
After 17 days and 1,000 miles, a mama orca let go. She dropped her dead baby into the ocean after being surrounded by friends who helped carry her 400 pound calf across the ocean. They were her village and they fill a special place in history where they have demonstrated true compassion, community, and solidarity […]
If we’re being honest, it can be hard at times to stay patient as a parent. It’s not something that we are technically trained to be prepared for, right? There isn’t some magic handbook out there or step-by-step guide…but wouldn’t it be nice if there were? Imagine being able to turn to page 65 in the […]
Now that the summertime is almost here where the nights are calm and long and weekends are sun-drenched, you may not know it but it’s the perfect period to relieve school and spring stresses. There are bountiful activities you can engage in with your teen children. Some of which you tried when you were a […]
As parents, we aren’t perfect. While we wake up each and every day and want to put our best foot forward, we sometimes end up tripping ourselves in the process even when we try out best to be a positive parent or simply try “better” strategies. Breathe, you aren’t alone in feeling this way. I […]
Our family had an eye-opening experience this past weekend. We were able to go to the American Museum of Natural History in NYC where they have this new exhibit all about the senses. It was a fascinating display of how we all perceive things differently with our internal senses (cold, hunger, etc) and external senses […]
