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Teaching Your Kids to Respect Difference
With hate crimes on the rise and just a general sense of increasing intolerance, a lot of people are wondering what to tell their kids. We don’t want to resort to lectures and be tuned out, but we...
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Being Your Child’s School Advocate
When your kid(s) are having trouble in school, you might find yourself taking one of two positions: The mama bear, where you want to storm in and defend your cub Or feeling like you need to whip your...
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Bond With Your Kids in Under a Half Hour
Okay, so it’s not just a half hour. But it’s a half hour at a time. That’s doable, right? Read on for a quick tip.So much of our time with our kids is spent trying to get them to do things. Or to stop...
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How to Talk to Your Tweens and Teens About Sexual Harassment
You might want to talk to kids younger than that, based on where your kids are in their development, their personal experiences, and their awareness of current events. But for our purposes, I’m going...
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How to Help Your Kids Handle Cyberbullying
I watched the first episode of the A & E’s docuseries “Undercover High” where young adults go undercover in a Kansas high school to let the rest of us know what’s changed since we were there. What...
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Hidden Reasons You’re Allowing Your Kids to Mistreat You
Kids act out sometimes, and they don’t always listen; sometimes they’ll defy you or lie; depending on their age, they may not show a whole lot of appreciation. That’s just misbehavior. Mistreatment is...
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Why Self-Awareness is the Best Parenting Tool
Parenting is a triggering experience. When we deal with our kids, we’re also interfacing with ourselves as children, and the remnants of how we were parented (for better and for worse.) As parents,...
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Neither Fearful Nor Fearless – Raising Confident Girls
Too often, it seems like this dichotomy is presented: We can raise girls who are tame and meek, or they need to be fully empowered and fearless. We don’t want to needlessly frighten girls yet in some...
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Make This the Summer of Stronger Relationships
The school year is a grind for many. It’s hard to catch your breath, let alone be thoughtful about what you want to create in terms of your relationships. Just get things done, get through it, and look...
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What the “Beautiful Boy” Movie Left Out (And Families Facing Addiction Need...
I’m a big fan of David Sheff’s book “Beautiful Boy” and was excited to finally come up for air after the holidays and watch the movie. While I don’t have an addicted family member, I’ve worked with...
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