Use your words, Mama! How to be vulnerable AND strong with your kids
I now have great sympathy for whomever said, “Children should be seen and not heard.” Sometimes it feels like the last thing I can manage is to process yet another whine, yell or insult at the end of a...
View ArticleGive yourself a Valentine’s Day gift—feel better by expressing YOUR feelings.
What are you feeling right now? Recognizing how you feel can be challenging. In fact, I’ve been working on it for the past ten years. I think of it as an act of self-love. This Valentine’s Day give...
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The art of surrender
Parents are the ultimate experts on the art of surrender. You have to be. If we didn’t surrender to the reality of our lives as parents, we’d be miserable and struggling constantly! Instead, we...
View ArticleBuilding trust by telling the truth
As I listen to my daughter playing in her baby pool for the first time, with her Grammy watching over her, I feel so grateful for every experience we get have together. And I can finally understand...
View ArticleIt’s OK to cry
“Dagny III” by Christee Cook Have you ever noticed that when a child cries, often the first things out of our mouths are things like, “You’re OK” (minimizing their experience) or “Oh no! Don’t cry!”...
View ArticleNews flash: It’s OK to fight in front of the kids (as long as you also do this)
Did you know it could actually be beneficial to kids to see their parents fight? Well, it’s not actually the fighting itself that is beneficial, but if children witness their parents having an argument...
View Article7 Destructive Parenting Myths
As a parent coach, I hear all sorts of thoughts and ideas that just don’t hold up to the current research on child-development and attachment, but some of these myths have been handed down from...
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