Listen to Your Child
If we want our kids to trust their bodies and for others to hear when they establish a boundary about their body, it starts with us. Let’s hear them, listen, and respect their requests.
Mad's Not Bad
Tune into the mad. It’s OK to feel mad! Yes, even you, you brilliant parent. Stuffing down that anger is going to bring out an explosion later on.
A Toddler's Tantrum
Please hear this: Your toddler's tantrum says NOTHING about you as a parent. YOU are doing great. And YOU did not mess this whole parenting thing up. BYE GUILT!
Postpartum Advice
If I could go back and give myself just
10 words of postpartum advice, it would be...
10 words of postpartum advice, it would be...
The Motherhood Lens
We have all created our own lens of motherhood. We have internalized an ideal or figure of who we think a good mom is, and we try too hard to become her.
Instead of 'You're Okay'
Empathy is the willingness to walk in another person’s shoes, for the purpose of better understanding that person’s point of view. You can tell when a person lacks empathy, because they are often self-centered, they struggle to see the world outside of their own perspective, and they are dismissive of another’s feelings.
All I Do As a Mom
Today I had a to do list a mile long and there was no space/time for tidying mess, sorting clothes, and cleaning the house.
Let Your Kids See You and Your Partner
Our kids feel soothed seeing their parents do the things they know mean their parents care about one another.
What to Do About Your Toddler's Whining
Whining is developmental. Young children can't independently regulate their big feelings and often lack self-control and advanced self-direction skills.
Do You Feel Mom Guilt?
Feelings of guilt are so incredibly common in parenting. For moms, of course, but also dads… and grandparents, caregivers…
Avoid Saying vs Try Saying
Our kids are SO desperate for our attention that even negative attention, a big reaction? They crave it. So, they just learned, "oooohhhh THAT'S how I get Mommy's attention. Next time I want her to pay attention to me, I'll hit my brother again!"
Walk Alongside Your Child
I arrived at motherhood as the first person and I didn’t even know it. My body told me: it felt panic every time I was faced with upset. Sometimes it felt rage, anxiety, and intrusive thoughts.