"He will acknowledge us and keep on trucking." I read that line from one of your survey questions and honestly just sat with it for a second. This detail is such a specific kind of frustrating. At least when a child ignores you completely, you can tell yourself maybe they didn't hear you. When ...

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. 🫠😭🤬 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...

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...

A mom's message stopped me cold: "My daughter is only 7 and the back talking has increased. I notice it more in the mornings and when she is tired and dysregulated. I try to have a lot of patience with her but I'm not going to lie at times I get loud when I correct her. The main thing I do is t...

Picture this - you’re finishing up dinner prep when your 7-year-old storms into the kitchen, fists clenched, and declared with surprising intensity: "I hate you, Mom! You're the worst!" Your mind flashed through a catalog of possible responses—from the stern ("We don't speak that way in this ho...