"...in everything, you are his partner, his support person. He has a passion to follow ~ you can hold space for him and help him do it. Sometimes, that help looks like..."
Read MoreIt's a WordPress blog, and folks send in questions and I answer 'em. It's that simple, really.
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When you’re feeling frustrated with her behavior, how you handle that will help her learn to handle her frustration with other kids. Here are some things that could help...
Read MoreRemember that even children who are very verbal may not necessarily be so good at accurately expressing their feelings in the heat of a moment.
Read MoreI would ask you to please share this far and wide. Child abuse prevention cannot happen without a huge effort. Please join me. Thank you.
Read MoreIn the heat of an extremely tense moment...when you are feeling stressed out, at your wit’s end, like you’re just about to explode… When you feel like you have No More Capacity for patience…
...Asking this important question and remaining alert for a good answer...and taking the steps it takes to create a durable plan (and, recognizing when it needs to be refined and being willing to go back to the drawing board), that's how you turn an ideal into a workable reality.
Read MoreThis is germane to peaceful parenting and preventing child abuse because we hold and made decisions based on the stories we believe about what we have to do, which could prevent and interfere with much of the spontaneous joy our children wish to bring to us!
Read MoreYesterday, we talked about pivoting when you find yourself to be out of alignment with your own parenting ideals. But, in the heat of the moment, how do you know?
Read More...even when we know that’s not what we want to do, we get started down that path, and now we think we’re committed to that path. Things deteriorate.
Or…
Read MoreLying is NOT the disease; it's a symptom. Take heed.
Read MoreWhat it means to be someone's safe person.
Read More..that there are two Making the Shift to Peaceful Parenting classes starting up next week? Well, it's true.
Read More...expectations can be major friction points in any relationship. In a parent-child relationship, friction points can cause an all-out firestorm. This kind of firestorm is actually quite preventable...
Read MoreThis approach may take extra effort and patience on a parent's part, but it is time well spent in that it builds connection and defuses potentially volatile situations. The connection this approach builds is cumulative and things just get better and better and better.
Read MoreRespect is another excellent lubricant in the parenting tool kit. Make liberal use of it, and you will enjoy your time with your kids for a lifetime!
Read More...your belief in your thoughts is what ruined your day. You picked a perspective, a story, and you bought it, and the expense of that purchase was your happiness.
Read MoreBreathing is fundamental! It's easy to forget to breathe when we feel stressed, and breathing is one of the BEST things we can do when we feel stressed. Weird, huh?
Read More"Here's the punchline: What causes narcissism? Well, I believe that narcissism is the triumph of style over substance; it's the effect of a poor, unhealthy emotional diet that is bereft of the kind of connection that grows healthy self-worth and self-esteem."
Read MoreI help parents improve relationships with their kids, eliminating tantrums, meltdowns and poor cooperation and creating a peaceful, joyous, thriving home.
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