Developing natural awareness
For the last year or so, I have been working to develop better skills with rest. If I am being honest, I don’t rest well. My mind is always churning with ideas, thoughts, information. Beyond…
3 more unhelpful things we parents say to our kids (Part 2)
Recently, I posted about unhelpful things we say to our kids and this is part 2 of that discussion! Thank you to everyone who shared their ideas for the unhelpful things we say. Keep your…
3 unhelpful things we parents say to our kids (Part 1)
My whole philosophy is to focus on using our words for good. And sometimes this means not saying things that are unhelpful during the most challenging times with our kids. I have compiled a list…
The vulnerabity of hope 2
I recently posted about the importance of hope and realized that hope, like joy, may be more challenging that we initially think. Because both hope and joy require vulnerability from us. They require positive expectancy…
Hard Conversations: Suicide
I recently offered an online series about how to have hard conversations with kids about a variety of topics. I selected four broad topics based on my 15 years of working with parents and kids…
The importance of HOPE (in a world that sometimes can feel hopeless)
I’m a “word” person. I have always been fascinated with words. I used to grab my thesaurus and look up synonyms and antonyms for words. Just for fun. (I know…it’s strange – don’t judge). You…
So what’s the real story about our kids and screen time??
Screen time. Two little words – filled with so many ideas, judgments, worries, and advice. If there is a hot topic in the world of parenting, it is the “appropriate” limit for screen time. Shout…
This year’s focus – Breathe
A couple of years ago, I attended a women in leadership seminar where the speaker challenged us to consider the most important word for our year. I skeptically thought to myself, “How could I possibly…
Daily Reminder – Week 7 – Find and share humor
Laughter is the best. It is contagious, isn’t it? You hear a child laughing and you can’t help but also find yourself giggling. This week, I want to challenge us all to use laughter and…
Daily Reminder – Week 6 – Make their favorite meal
I have talked about how I believe Gary Chapman missed the 6th Love Language of cooking. I use the topic of love languages a lot in therapy and I think most people find it to…