Parent Coaching: 3 Ways to Help the World Heal, Starting with Our Family
It sometimes feels like the world is crumbling around us, and it’s worrisome, at the very least. As it is, even the stress inside our…
Raising a Strong Willed Child: Top 2 Things They Need from You Today
If you’re raising a young person who’s strong willed, it can certainly be challenging. This type of child’s powerful will can seem to overpower the…
When Family of Origin is Tricky: 3 Important Steps to Take Toward Healing
I was well into adulthood and fairly new to parenting when I realized how complicated my family of origin was. Growing up, I knew that…
Reparent Yourself: 5 Ways to Find Deeper Peace and Release Childhood Wounds
When people say it’s important to “reparent yourself,” they’re referring to your ability to show up for yourself in the ways you always needed, but…
Child Pushing Boundaries? 3 Ways to Guide Them with Love & Without Losing Your Cool
How would you feel if I told you pushing boundaries is developmentally normal for children, and in fact, it’s healthy? I imagine you’d have mixed…
Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child: 3 Reasons it Doesn’t Mean What Most Think it Does
Many of us have heard the expression, “Spare the rod, spoil the child.” It’s common justification for punitive consequences for children; specifically, spanking (also known…