Being a parent is hard! If it's not the practical demands of life with kids, it's the endless emotional and mental demands that can wear a mama down. Being the mom you want to be, staying calm and feeling confident in your actions can feel overwhelming, and sometimes near impossible. Like, "Just get me out of here. I give up!" But being … [Read more...]
Tantrums, Meltdowns and Power Struggles: Why they’re so important to your relationship with your kids, and their emotional development
C Like in any relationship, you and your kid are separate people with your own wants, wishes and desires, so conflicts and battles of will are to be expected. In fact, they're even important to your relationship with your kids and their emotional development. The parent-child relationship in particular is especially unique, because it's how we … [Read more...]
More on Tantrums
Tantrums, tantrums, tantrums! We know all about 'em, but what to do... It's not unusual to lose it and then, when the dust settles, wonder "what just happened?", and " what should I do now?". In this video I review all the reasons tantrums are so hard on us parents and new ways to consider and approach the ruptures and the repair. It's … [Read more...]
Feeling anxious? Why it’s so hard to manage and What you can do about it.
Anxiety has gotten a bad rap. Mostly because when we think anxiety, we think "something is wrong with me". So, if it's not enough that feeling anxious can be super uncomfortable, the association of feeling out of control with a sense of deficiency makes it even harder to manage. And manage we must, because if we let our fears take over and guide … [Read more...]
I’m Worried About How My Kids Will Turn Out
Do you ever worry, or wonder, how you're doing as a parent? I do. I often wonder if I'm getting it right. Mostly I wonder how my mental states (you know, the ups and downs of life) affect my kids. Like, if I'm not always 100% on, if I feel distracted, or lose it on my kids sometimes, I wonder if I am Iaying permanent ground work for their … [Read more...]