Parenting Tip: Reinforce positive traits, not negative ones. Take a moment to reflect on how your son sees himself. Does he feel like the “bad kid” who gets into trouble? It’s important to understand his…
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How old should kids be to start family meetings?
Someone responded to my email last week about doing a family meeting before school starts, which included coming up with bedtime routines, morning routines, chores, screen time, and anything else for getting ready for the…
What happens when kids are stressed out
There’s something I believe parents get wrong… The belief that they can “parent behavior _out_ of their kid”. “If I just say the right thing… If I just do the right thing… then they’ll stop…
Why Relationship Matters With Your Son?
There’s something I believe parents get wrong… The belief that they can “parent behavior _out_ of their kid”. “If I just say the right thing… If I just do the right thing… then they’ll stop…
Working Together As Parents
How do you and your parenting partner team up to instill values in your children and inspire cooperation? If that’s not so easy to answer, do you find yourselves trying to prove who’s right…
Are you doing it right?
Feel like you’re in a constant power struggle with your son? Take it as a sign that your current strategies simply aren’t working. We’ve all been there. I’d love to help you shift your…
How does collaborating with your son solve big challenges?
Feel like you’re in a constant power struggle with your son? Take it as a sign that your current strategies simply aren’t working. We’ve all been there. I’d love to help you shift your…
Creating Micro-Connections
“Parenting Micro-Aggressions” are those little things we do throughout the day that knock our kids down a notch. “You didn’t do this!” “You did this wrong.” “Why would you do that?!” I teach my clients…
Am I “in control” or “being controlling”? How do I know the difference?
The difference depends on how your FEAR, ENERGY, and TRUST shape your parenting. Here’s how: 1. FEAR: When I’m in control of a situation, I might be afraid but I’m okay. I can handle it….
Are you putting pressure on yourself to impart wisdom?
Question: Does your eagerness to teach your son a lesson (like telling him why hitting is wrong) ever result in lectures that lose his attention entirely? We’ve all been there. It’s tricky. We feel pressure…