Raising kind kids with parenting that empowers
There is a loneliness to raising kids without family in close proximity, without genuinely close friends, and without help. I recognized long ago that it really did take a village to raise a child — but not because that was how a healthy child was to be raised, but because that’s how mentally healthy parents […]
My husband and I often discuss what it actually means to have a strong family culture and what the implications are. I think we’ve always wanted to create a safe place for our children to explore the ideas the world has to offer, but the conversation inevitably changed when we decided to homeschool. Now, I […]
I got a phone call this morning and I was talking about how my 2 and 4 year olds were unintentionally tag-teaming a scream-a-thon. “Why?” was the response. But all I could think is “Anyone’s guess is as good as mine. Because they have big emotions? Because they don’t know how to express themselves? Or […]
Can your job really influence how successful you are at being a peaceful or mindful parent? Research says yes. In fact, some of the latest research coming out this past year indicates that parents trying to juggle priorities in 2019 need flexibility in their workplace in order to also extend emotional flexibility in the home. […]
Other parents are always asking me how to teach sharing and almost always it’s a mother of a child under the age of two wanting to make sure their child knows how to share. Why? Because as adults we want to be helpful and to be aware of both the needs and the desires of […]
Jenn, Emma, and Rhett know all too well what it sounds like when mom starts counting. They hear me from a distant room… “1… 2…3…” and that’s when feet start scattering to do what I asked them to do in the first place like clean up their spill, get down from trying to climb out […]
