Sarah offers specific tools you can use to decrease conflict and increase joy -- all rooted in how we allow the fruit of the Spirit to come to life in our homes. She'll share her expertise in attachment science, interpersonal neurobiology, and the science of play in practical, easy-to-understand ways that you can start to use immediately. How would it feel to wake every day with a smile on your...

Yesterday, I went to the eye doctor for an annual checkup (by "annual," I mean it had been three years, but such is mom life sometimes). The doctor was fantastic; really loving and supportive and inclusive of my child, who happened to be with me. She even introduced us to her 2.5-year-old son, who accompanies […]

Parenting stress is real, especially during times of higher than usual anxiety in our homes, our communities, or around the world. Here's what may be happening along with how to help recover and repair with our children. 13-minute video.

In this interview, Andrew Newman discusses the most important part of the day and how we can use it as an incredible time of connection with our children.

I'm here with a message that I never wanted to cover: how to talk to kids about war. This is a scary time for many of us. I'm unsure whether it's more frightening for kids -- who know little about war -- or for adults, who, frankly, may also understand little about this devastating topic, […]

In this interview, Dr. Anne Lane covers What EQ and emotional intelligence really mean Why emotions are so tricky to understand, and what we can do to help our kids make sense of them How simplicity leads to greater understanding of emotions The importance of repair in relationships What's developmentally normal for kids of different ages The importance of "good enough" parenting

Love like Jesus: 4 Ways to Let the Spirit Move Your Parenting How in the world are we humans supposed to love like Jesus? The notion is daunting, especially those of us who are parents. I mean, he's JESUS! Isn't that bar a little high for the rest of us? Parenting is hard sometimes! To […]

In Thrivers, The Surprising Reasons Why Some Kids Struggle and Others Shine (available here), Michele Borba, ED, internationally renowned educational psychologist and bestselling author of Unselfie (here), explains the seven character traits that will safeguard children against adversity in this uncertain world. Dr. Borba encourages parents with common sense advice -- specifically, seven essential life […]

Although I'd heard this day was coming, today was the first time my daughter said, “I don’t love you, Mommy. In fact, I don’t even like you.”   She’s eight. I knew this moment was inevitable. In an odd way, I craved it, if only for the sake of wanting to get it over with. It’s […]

In a recent interview with Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting, leading child psychologist Mona Delahooke, PhD, discussed her new book, Brain-Body Parenting: How to Stop Managing Behavior and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids, available here (afflinks). Mona Delahooke, PhD: Why The World Needs Her Work Many parents know Dr. Delahooke from her best-selling book Beyond Behaviors […]