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Do you know when you are most likely to be triggered while parenting? Maybe it’s when it’s time for your kids to get off screens because you anticipate the meltdown that’s coming. Maybe it’s of a morning when you are still super sleepy, or maybe you become dysregulated when your 3-year-old is coming after you...Read More

As you practice the peaceful parenting tools that create deep connection and cooperation with your kids, you will undoubtedly encounter people who do not agree with your parenting style. They might pull you into conversations about your parenting practices, and challenge you on the way you deal with your kids’ behavior. Maybe it’s someone you...Read More

I’m so excited to welcome our on-the-ground correspondent and Hive member Hannah back to the show this week. Hannah goes out every so often to crowdsource your questions about parenting and brings them back so we can tackle them in a podcast episode. And this week, we’re talking all about worry. According to Brené Brown,...Read More

Every week, I talk a lot about triggers. I encourage you to take notice of what they are, understand why they’re there, think about where they come from, and decide what thoughts we marinade in to support them. And the more you practice being a real-world peaceful parent, the more you recognize the triggers that...Read More

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