I'm tired of parenting content that subtly gaslights parents with messages like "Your child isn't trying to reject you or hurt your feelings."
Yes they are.
Whenever your child blurts out things like "I don't want to play with you anymore" or "I'm not your friend" or "You're a mean mommy", they...
She saw you. You know she did, because for one brief second your eyes locked, and then she turned around and ran straight back to her friends like you weren't even there. π« ππ€¬
You said her name and then you said it again, with that edge creeping into your voice that you hate hearing come out of y...
I was on a nature walk last week when I heard a little boy's voice, loud and clear, "Why you gotta be so mean??"
That caught my attention.
Just a second ago he was running, holding a stick and shouting with glee.
I glanced quickly at the family as I walked by.
The little boy was maybe 4 or 5, f...
My oldest just turned 9 and I keep thinking to myself, βWhere did the time go??β
I remember when they were toddlers. I had 2 under 2 and those years felt endless.
Every day was exhausting, relentless, survival mode. I couldn't wait for them to be more independent.
To dress themselves, make thei...
Keisha came to the group coaching call exhausted. Her 6-year-old daughter Maya had started pushing back on everything. At breakfast, when Keisha said no more screen time, Maya crossed her arms and said, "That's not fair! You're on your phone all the time!"
Keisha felt her face get hot. In her h...
I once worked with a mom, weβll call her Carmen, who had a 5-year-old daughter named Naomi. Carmen reported struggling with bedtime anxiety. Every night, Naomi would spiral.
"What if there's a fire? What if someone breaks in? What if you forget to pick me up from school tomorrow?"
The questions...
Last week, one of my daughters hid her younger sister's homework packet. She stood there silent while the family searched every where for the missing packet. All day long. While her sister cried and cried throughout the day, distraught from the idea of having to re-do all the work she had just ...
I received a question during a coaching call that I hear constantly:
"My 7-year-old doesn't want to do her homework. It's not mandatory at her school, but I think it's good practice. She did homework in kindergarten, but we stopped over the summer and now I'm having trouble getting back into th...
As we wrap up 2025, I wanted to take a pause from tactical strategies (like scripts and tips) and spend some time discussing something more foundational - The beliefs that quietly shape how we parent.
We all have limiting beliefs. Every single one of us. They're part of being human. They develo...
"It's time to brush teeth."
"It's time to put on shoes."
"It's time to get in the bath."
With each request, your 3-year-old looks at you, grins, and runs away laughing or flat-out says "NO!" and refuses to move.
Every single daily task becomes a 20-minute negotiation that ends with you physical...
A mom during a coaching call described her nightly dinner battle: "If my 5-year-old son doesn't eat enough lunch at school, I make him finish dinner before dessert. He just refuses, gets upset, and hits me."
The problem was that she was fighting a battle she could never win.
You cannot force fo...
I could hear the exhaustion in a dad's voice during our coaching call:
"My 4-year-old hits us more now when she doesn't agree with something or wants to say no to a request. If she doesn't get the treat she wants, she immediately goes to smack me. If I give her choices and she doesn't want eith...
