Here’s a story that shows how boys either learn from their mistakes or from our responses to their mistakes. Which do you think is better? Johnny threw his controller and broke it after he lost…
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Are You A Sturdy Parent?
Your son needs YOU to be sturdy… that means you don’t waver in hard moments. You’re grounded when the wind blows and his emotions come crashing down. It’s hard, but important work for us as…
Being Fully Present With Your Child Is An Act Of Love
Being Fully Present With Your Child Is An Act Of Love I’ve been thinking about this idea a lot lately because it’s honestly very hard for me to be fully present with my children. …
2 Truths and a Lie: A great game for keeping kids engaged
I’ll never forget standing in line at Legoland for 45 minutes waiting for a 30-second thrill that my son was unwilling to pass up. He was bored out of his mind, but his strong will…
Raising Our Children through the Lens of Empathy, Diversity, and Respect
With the George Floyd Case and Derek Chauvin’s Trial in the news, I wanted to repost this article I wrote last July for the Center for Children and Youth. July 8, 2020 In response to…
What do High 5s, Playing Chase, and Magic Tricks have in Common? Boost Your Child’s Confidence Through Play
They give away power, in a good way. If I’ve learned anything during this pandemic, it’s that feeling powerless in the face of something much bigger than me that controls my life…is…terrifying. Do my children…
Pandemic Stress and Parenting Guilt
Does Your Cup Runneth Over? During this global crisis, I’ve seen many new themes show up in my work with parents, but none is more prevalent than the parenting stress during pandemic and the guilt…
Bananas to Bananas: A Game for the Whole Family
Today’s game suggestion comes to you straight from my kids’ imaginations. My son made up this game over dinner one night, and it’s called Bananas to Bananas. It’s a variation on Apples to Apples but…
20 (Thousand) Questions – The Perfect Boredom Buster:
This is a variation on the class 20 (Thousand) Questions game we all know and used to love. But in this case, there’s no counting and no limit. How to Play Someone thinks of a…
Let’s Play a Game: Creative ways to keep kids happy at the table, on a hike, or in the car
If your kids are anything like mine, they can hardly sit still for an entire family meal, they complain on long car rides, and they act like dying snails on the shortest of hikes. In…