Valeria is a mom of a two-year-old and a five-year-old who she reports are very strong-willed, full-contact-sport boys. She reached out for help, and we decided this would be the perfect opportunity to share some live, Real World Peaceful Parenting coaching with you. If you’re here listening, you will likely resonate with Valeria’s parenting experience....Read More

As a parent coach for the last 15 years, I have seen firsthand the power of modeling self-regulation for our kids. Self-regulation is an incredibly powerful tool that can help us pause, reflect, and choose how to respond in a way that aligns with our values and goals as a parent, and it all starts...Read More

As we continue our exploration of self-regulation as our theme for 2024, this week, I’m diving deep into a fundamental trigger of parental dysregulation: our kids making mistakes or encountering failures. Have you ever wondered why you react the way you do when your kids make a mistake or slip up? What do you make...Read More

I’m sure we’ve all thought, “My child doesn’t respect me,” or, “My child is so disrespectful.” I used to think these thoughts on the regular, and it’s hard to confess that out loud. Most parents, if we’re honest with ourselves, are using respect as a weapon against our kids, and this is no way to...Read More