Girl, I get it. I really do.
You're burned out. You're touched out. You're running on empty most days before the kids even wake up. You're tired of the "mommy mommy mommy" and the "mine mine mine" and the crying and the defiance and the negotiating over things that should not require negotiatio...
I'm writing this from my parent-in-lawβs home.
We've been traveling for a few days now and it has been a lot. Flights getting canceled, sleep all off, extended family dynamics doing what extended family dynamics do, and me just trying to parent through all of it in the middle of the chaos.
Then...
A mom in our community recently wrote in with something that took courage to share.
She's a homeschooling mom so sheβs home with her two young daughters all day, every day, rotating between being their parent and their teacher and their referee. She wrote in after reading my newsletter about th...
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...
Two years ago this week, I lost my mother to cancer.
She was just shy of 63.
When I had to tell my daughters their grandma died, I was so grateful we'd already talked about death. They had a foundation. They understood what "died" meant. They knew bodies stop working. They knew it was OK to be ...
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...
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...
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...
I've been thinking a lot about my kids this holiday season.
About how much STUFF they have. How different their childhood is from mine. How they've never known what it's like to worry about money or food or keeping the heat or lights on.
I have vivid memories of playing Jenga in the dark next t...
A parent in my coaching community recently told me something that broke my heart.
"We finally had a breakthrough. Four, maybe five days in a row where my son didn't hit or bite anyone. I thought we'd turned a corner. Then my mom came to visit for the weekend, and it all fell apart. The hitting ...
Last Saturday, I started my toddler's bedtime routine around 4 PM. We went upstairs for bath time. At first, he didn't want to take a bath.
"NO BATH!" he screamed.
So I leaned into what he loves: CARS. "What cars need a car wash today?" I asked. Immediately, he grabbed his blue airplane (yes, t...
