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Mom Guilt
Mom guilt is omnipresent. As moms we try our hardest and always feel like we fall short and thats leads to guilt. So how do we deal with it? To learn more, read on….
My kids’ first bully was ME
As adults, we claim one of our most basic rights, the right to be safe from harm or hurt. And ironically, we have such a difficult time granting this right to the most vulnerable human beings in our society, our children. Have you looked at this from the point of view...
Define Your Parenting Purpose for a Mindful Holiday
In the upcoming holiday hustle and bustle, it’s so easy to stress out and also stress our relationships. Let's pause, breathe, center and reflect on our parenting purpose for a mindful holiday. Psychology says the purpose of parenting is to provide a healthy bond for...
Why You Feel Angry Around Your Kids
Feeling angry around your kids and not sure what to do about it? You may already know that your emotions are your guidance system. And sometimes they are old emotions triggered by similar situations to your early childhood trauma - so what you perceive as happening...
Shaming Isn’t Parenting
If we were able to stop for a moment before we automatically shame our kids when they are misbehaving, and if we were able to think before we spoke or acted, most times we would change our reaction for a better response. Our conditioning takes the wheel every time we...
Sometimes we are the collateral damage.
Understanding that other people's actions are a reflection of themselves is very difficult when we are still mostly operating from the unconscious because we take it personally. What happens is that since our identity as kids was formed based on what we were told, how...
When your child cries…
Our children crying is a very common trigger for most of us parents, and the most common reaction is to attempt to stop it. This reaction is not an intentional action but rather an unconscious one that happens automatically before we even realize it. That's the way...
Tough Love isn’t Parenting
When I thought about having kids and when they were born, my only desire was to love them, to take care of them gently and make them happy. I knew I wanted the best for them, but somehow everything changed when my kids started to be and act in ways very different from...
Whiny Kids can’t just “Stop Whining”
Read more about Parenting Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers. A typical scenario in everyday parenting is: Your child is whining and the solution to address his behavior is to tell them to stop whining. This is the most common reaction from parents. When we tell our...
Report Cards are Coming: 3 Choices Process to Help with Homework Challenges and Communication with Your Teen
Life is hard. Becoming a responsible young adult is one of the hardest stages of life. As parents, communicating that we are supportive and present to help can go a long way to co-create mutually beneficial solutions together and lay the foundation for happy...
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