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What is the biggest parenting challenge in your household right now? What is the biggest obstacle you are facing that you need help with? We all have parenting struggles, and whatever that looks like for you, you are not alone. But if you are looking to make a change in your parenting and move further...Read More

One of the questions I’m asked most often as a parent coach is what to do in the moment a storm hits. You know that storm well. It looks like your child melting down and releasing all their big emotions by crying, screaming, yelling, hitting, or any number of things that indicates he/she/they are having...Read More

So often as parents, we behave in the ways that were modeled to us when we were children by our own parents. But sometimes, these styles of parenting weren’t helpful, and many of us want to break these inherited parenting patterns that create disconnection and impact the trust between us and our kids. This week,...Read More

A question I get asked all the time is “Why do I storm alongside my kids? Why can’t I stop? What do I do about it?” If you feel this, you are not alone. But there is something you can do to deal with things differently the next time your child storms, and I’m telling...Read More

How many times have you told your kids to do something, they’ve ignored you, and you become frustrated and yell at them as a result? Being ignored by our children – and pretty much anybody – feels awful. I hear you, this was a big one for me as well. I was convinced that the...Read More

Storming is a big issue that so many of us experience with our children. Oftentimes when our kids are storming, dysregulated, stressed, or having big emotions and reactions, we go into automatic fix-it mode. We are uncomfortable with their emotional outbursts, and we try to stop them from storming and melting down. But is this...Read More

The Hive is a community of people who understand progress over perfection, and I love bringing you real-world success stories from members inside the group. This week, I’m welcoming Francene and her son Kiran to the podcast, who join me for an open, honest conversation about what it’s been like to travel the peaceful parenting...Read More

On today’s show, we’re turning the tables. My Hive member Hannah is back with us after our episode a couple of weeks ago all about how all problems are fixable. We were speaking after we finished recording that podcast, and we decided it would be a super-fun listen if she came back on the show...Read More

Most of what we know about parenting was modeled to us during a very impressionable time as our brains were growing and forming strong neural pathways. It has left many of us feeling like we’re bad parents, and that it’s just who we are. If you feel broken, flawed, or like a bad parent, I...Read More

It is said that love is not a “giving of” it is an “entering into,” and the way we often try to enter into love with our children is to empathize. But our children are not necessarily looking for someone to relate to them, they are looking for somebody to actively listen to them. It...Read More