Anxiety, Kids, + 2020
Anxiety 2020, need I say more? For some kids, anxiety is crippling, and they need professional assistance to manage it. For other kids, anxiety requires parents to teach them how to break apart their fears, stress, or anxiety so that they can rely on those steps for a...
Will Smith talks fatherhood, parenting, and a mindful authority
Red Table Talk discusses fathering, parenting, owning your story, and how all of that impacts your kids. Highlights that address why it’s important to be a mindful authority is what I’m talking about.
An Expert to Help Discuss Protests & Racism with Kids
We Are All Hurting The inhumanity and injustice are out of control, and our children are watching! And, if you're honest, you're not quite sure what to say, right? We've told our child to ignore the color of a person's skin because we're all alike. And now we know...
Mother’s Day: Not feeling prepared for this—I beg to differ!
Forgive the long Love Letter to Mother’s 💐 This love letter applies to👨(dads), too, especially now. However, since it’s Mother’s Day I’m addressing this to just the moms. I watch TV once a day because I want to hear what happened in the world today. TV and social...
Creating Private Time For YOU.
Have you noticed any correlation between your stress level and the way you’re handling the kids? Triggers and reactions surface when situations feel like they’re out of our control. You begin feeling unfocused and ready to pounce at any moment. Then, your sweet child...
Dax Shepard & Ellen on Parenting??
Dax Sheppard says, “Coaching is a great way to prevent terrible patterns from starting, as opposed to doing it way late and trying to unravel terrible patterns.” See what an audience member asks Dax and how that applies to parenting.
Working at home WITH the kids????
I just read that they’re closing all schools in our area. Now everyone has to work from home WITH the kids at home, too! So, I thought I’d jot down a few quick tips that might help. #1 Keep the routine. This is not a vacation, even though it feels that way to the...
My Mom Drives Me CrAzY, does yours?
If there’s one thing I know about parenting it’s this… Once you think you’ve got it all figured out, the second you think you know exactly what will happen… Jr or Little Miss throws you a curveball the size of a tsunami 🌊 and it’s all over! The truth is: every...
Life Skills: Name it to claim it???
Is it helpful to give everything a name? 📓 Sometimes yes, and sometimes no. An email 📧 I received today had me reading between the lines. The email announced a talented educator who was coming to speak about executive functioning. My first thought after reading it...
TruthBomb: How Anger goes from Calm to Furious
This post comes after some aha moments were shared with me this week. And I stick by what I said in my last email. The time for parenting chit-chat and non-actionable theorizing are over! It's ⏰ to get real. Using corrections that sacrifice emotional well-being and...
Tip: Giving attention when busy, or you don’t have the energy.
Can I get 1 minute to myself? Sound Familiar? If so, I have a wonderful tip/method that gives your child the attention (s)he needs AS you do whatever adult activity you need to do. This is a bit long but worth the read. How was your long weekend? Did you experience...