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Summer is here, which means school is out. With changes in routine, diet, sleep schedules, and the potential for either increased boredom or overstimulation, emotions tend to run high. And if you have a strong-willed child, you know all too well when they’re experiencing big emotions.  If you’re locked into the thought that your child...Read More

Our traits, behaviors, and beliefs are hugely influenced by the many generations that have come before us. The multi-generational patterns that are formed by your family’s culture, history, and trauma all reinforce a certain way of being. But what do you do if you recognize behavioral patterns that you don’t want to repeat and pass...Read More

In our year of self-regulation, what I know for sure is that the more regulated you are when things go wrong or your kids are storming, the more you can guide, teach, and support them. The best way to show up for your kids in this way is to have support yourself, but do you...Read More

Have you ever stopped to consider how powerful your words are? The words we speak to our children play a critical role in shaping their internal voice: their self-esteem, their self-confidence, and their self-perception as a whole. Your kids pick up on a deeper meaning in your words from an early age, and those words...Read More

We spend so much time decoding our children’s meltdowns and storms, but what about our own? As parents, we become experts in our child’s triggers, but our own can be more difficult to pinpoint. The reality is that our triggers usually ignite our children’s triggers, which can lead to the both of us storming alongside...Read More

Parenting is full of joys and challenges. Your ability to remain calm, composed, and in control of your own emotions can significantly impact your children’s development and your family dynamics. In continuation of our exploration of self-regulation in 2024, I’m giving you a tool I want you to remember, practice, and use often. Offering your...Read More

Have you ever noticed how calm you feel, simply by being in the presence of a calm person? On the flip side, have you noticed how one person’s panic can quickly become your panic too? Calmness isn’t just an attitude. It’s a mindset that emanates confidence and allows for self-regulation. Practicing self-regulation is challenging, even...Read More

Have you ever noticed your child or teen harboring feelings of resentment? Whether it’s towards siblings, friends, or situations they perceive as unfair, resentment is a heavy burden to carry at any age.  As parents, I know you find it difficult to manage, accept, and parent resentment when it shows up. Many of us have...Read More

Today, we’re tackling a fundamental aspect of nurturing healthy relationships with our children: building trust. Trust is the cornerstone of a strong parent-child bond, but it doesn’t just naturally happen. One amazing way you can lay the groundwork for lifelong trust is by cultivating compassion. When you were growing up and life threw you a...Read More

Are you struggling in a cycle of yelling, threatening, and punishing? Do you long for a new way to get your kids to cooperate? Maybe you come from a generational cycle of yelling in your family, and it seems like the only thing that works. What can you do to end the arguing, domination, and...Read More