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