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The Way You Perceive Your Child Affects How You Respond To Them

Is your child's challenging behavior bad behavior or is it a distress call? Your perspective will decide. Perspective is the lens through which you view the world. It determines how you perceive your children. By changing how we see our children, we change how we respond to them.

Three Steps To Shift From Frustration To Connection

Undoubtedly, the most frustrating moments in parenting are those that happen to us every day. When we understand what is causing our frustration, we are able to move from connection. Here are 3 tips.

Pretending To Be Calm Is Not Helping Our Children

Many of us believe that if we can remain calm no matter what and teach our children to do the same then we have successfully mastered self-regulation. But true regulation has nothing to do with achieving a certain state. It's in noticing and responding to whatever emotion you are feeling.

What If My Partner Talked To Me That Way?

In the early years, we are the definitions of love for our children. Our behavior and words outline what is acceptable and what isn’t. Our response informs them of how to treat others and sets the pace for their own self-worth. Ask yourself, "What if my partner talked to me/treated me...

There Is No Such Thing As A Bad Child

As a mother and trauma therapist, I can sniff out social trauma from a mile away.

3 Bunny Brain Breaks To Increase Emotional Regulation And Academic Learning

Multi-sensory movements specific to eye-teaming, hand-eye coordination, and whole-body awareness changes the architecture of the brain, bolstering social-emotional and academic learning. Here are 3 Bunny Brain Breaks to do with your kiddos this spring (Free Printable!).

Your Child's Misbehavior Is A Distress Call. How You Answer Matters.

Misbehavior is really a way of saying “I need help” when the words will not come. We wouldn’t answer “I need help” with “you’re in big trouble.” We’d say, “I can help. Here I am.” Answer the distress call. This is where true change begins.

Feeling In Color

Do you live in black and white or do you feel in color?

Your Child’s Unpleasant Emotions Don’t Need An Apology

We rarely apologize when our children feel happy or grateful or proud yet we often find ourselves apologizing for unpleasant emotions. "I'm sorry you feel mad ... sad ... disappointed." How does this impact our children and what can we do instead?

When Your Child Says "I Hate You!"

When your child says “I hate you!” you might find yourself getting defensive or you may feel the urge to assert control over the situation. The key to getting to the root of the challenge is to look beyond the hurtful words to figure out what’s going on for them emotionally. What...

4 Powerful Ways To Ensure Your Kids Don’t Bear the Weight of Your Emotions

When children feel responsible for taking care of their parents emotionally, it can cause a range of mental and emotional issues. Maybe this was a familiar story in your own childhood. Here are 4 ways we can break the cycle.

5 False Toddler Myths

Toddlerhood is a precious time. We do our kids and ourselves a great injustice by assigning negative intent to their developmentally normal behaviors. Instead of going to war, let’s spend these quickly-passing years seeking to understand our little ones and rewrite the narrative on common myths.

Make Connection a Habit

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The Way You Perceive Your Child Affects How You Respond To Them

Three Steps To Shift From Frustration To Connection

Pretending To Be Calm Is Not Helping Our Children

What If My Partner Talked To Me That Way?

There Is No Such Thing As A Bad Child

3 Bunny Brain Breaks To Increase Emotional Regulation And Academic Learning

Your Child's Misbehavior Is A Distress Call. How You Answer Matters.

Feeling In Color

Your Child’s Unpleasant Emotions Don’t Need An Apology

When Your Child Says "I Hate You!"

4 Powerful Ways To Ensure Your Kids Don’t Bear the Weight of Your Emotions

5 False Toddler Myths

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