I'm writing this from my parent-in-law’s 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 she’s 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...
My oldest just turned 9 and I keep thinking to myself, “Where did the time go??”
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...
You walk into the room and see one kid hovering, smirking or looking away.
The other one’s crying.
And you know something just happened.
Maybe someone grabbed something.
Maybe someone knocked over the blocks.
Maybe your older child did that quiet, calculated thing that makes your toddler scream...
A mom told me recently, “They were fine one second, then suddenly it’s this huge meltdown over who walked into the house first.”
She was exhausted. Not from the yelling itself but from feeling like she had to play judge and jury. Again. And again and again.
“I’m constantly deciding who’s right,...
There are nights when my husband handles bedtime, and I try to take a moment for myself. The lights are low, the house is quieting down, and I finally sit. And then I hear the creak of a door. Footsteps. A voice. “Mommy, can you tuck me in?”
Some nights I’m patient. Other nights I snap. “Daddy ...
Every child has two essential curriculums for their development:
The one at school: Letters, numbers, colors.
And the invisible one at home: How to ask for space, how to share, how to calm their body when it wants to explode.
The first helps them succeed academically.
The second helps them thri...
During a recent coaching call inside TMP University, a parent shared something we’ve all felt at some point:
"Every time I say, ‘If you don’t stop, I’m taking away your tablet,’ it only makes things worse. My son just melts down harder or ignores me completely."
Another parent jumped in:
"I tol...
This week, my girls (15 months apart) had an epic battle over who would get their hair brushed first. There was shouting, there were tears, and for a moment, I felt that familiar overwhelm rising. "Why is everything a competition?" I thought as I took a deep breath.
As parents, these sibling sq...
Ever find yourself thinking "I've reached my end" with your child's behavior? Maybe you're exhausted from the constant crying that seems to turn on and off like a faucet, or tired of feeling like every boundary becomes a battle. Or perhaps you're stuck in that cycle where setting a limit leads ...
Ever find yourself locked in another exhausting battle of wills with your child?
Maybe you're tired of the endless crying, the constant "no's", or feeling like every boundary turns into a meltdown.
If you're wondering whether you're being too soft or too firm, whether you're giving in too much ...
I want to talk about something that most parenting advice gets completely wrong - those intense behaviors we usually call "attention-seeking."
You know the ones I mean:
Your previously independent child becomes impossibly clingy.
Your sweet kiddo starts acting aggressively out of nowhere.
Your...
