Category Discipline
Get Ready for Pandemic Schooling…Round 2
Heading back to school can be an anxious and stressful time for kids and parents– especially during a pandemic! The idea of another round of โpandemic schoolingโ can get everyone in the family into a tizzy. If your kids haveโฆ
What to Do When Kids Are Scared of the World Around Them | Ep. 41
Are your kids scared of the world around them? How are you talking about anxiety with your kids these days? In current times coping is harder, and there seems to be more reasons to worry than usual. You may experienceโฆ
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Am I a Bad Parent? | Ep. 28
You are not a bad parent. Start learning how to stop parenting out of guilt or anxiety. This content is also available in an audio version. When weโre in crisis, the voices built most deeply in us come out. Sometimesโฆ
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Your Child’s Misbehavior: A Cry for Help?
โI hate you, Mommy!!โCarrie was at the end of her rope with her 5-year-old. โAlex is always an intense kid, but he seems so angry and defiant these days. What do I do when he says โI hate you!!โ? Itโฆ
“Go Away, I Want MOMMY!”
Itโs a challenge to know how to respond when kids pick a favorite caregiver, regardless of whether itโs mom, dad, a grandparent, or even a daycare provider. Itโs no surprise that the most common scenario is a young child whoโฆ
โYou have chubby little legs!โ
We can joke about it now. Mostly. But, at the time, I saw it as one of my worst parenting moments and I worried I’d wrecked my daughter forever. There she was, a sweet fourth grader who I’d done myโฆ
Sometimes I Cry About My Parenting Mistakes
There are some mornings when I wake up with a knot in my stomach and questions on my mind. Sometimes I even cry about my parenting mistakes. Maybe youโve been there too. (Or questions and worries nag you while youโreโฆ
Back to School
No matter the type of school – preschool, public, private, home-school, or alternative school – the transition from summer activities to educational studies generally has a few bumps in the road for both parents and kids. Because of feedback fromโฆ
Is Your Discipline Too Tough, Too Soft, or Just Right?
Kids are struggling these days. There is more confusion about life and the pace of life keeps us scrambling. We are not as thoughtful as we would want to be. We tend to parent from a confused place of anxietyโฆ
Prep Your Kids for a Responsible School Year
Getting an education is a tremendous privilege. Most parents recognize that future opportunities are built on the many layers of learning that happen during the school years. That’s why when kids make poor choices at school, either behavioral or academic,โฆ