The Importance of Making Mistakes
I have never liked making mistakes. This was always most prevalent for me in school. When I was in 1st grade, we had a spelling quiz each week. If you got a perfect score, you did not have to retake it.
What Your Kid Hears When You Say “Be Careful”
“Be careful!” is a phrase that is commonly and frequently expressed at every park I’ve ever been to. Often I think it is warranted and can help keep kids safe. It reminds me of a time in 2nd grade that I wish I had been told to be careful.
Why Parents Should Encourage Risk Taking
I usually associate risk taking with bungee jumping or skydiving. Those are both “risks” I doubt I will ever take, no matter how many times my friends say “it’s so worth it”. While I am not a fan of heights, I do think I have taken risks in other ways.
Recognizing Anxiety in Kids
When I think of anxiety as an adult, I think of stressful thoughts, racing hearts, sweaty palms, and being preoccupied with whatever I’m anxious about. As adults, we’ve had years to learn to improve our ability to identify what emotion we’re feeling.
Perfect Parenting is NOT the Goal
As parents, there is so much pressure on us to try to do everything right, perfectly, or as well as possible as we raise our children. I think this has a lot to do with how much information there is regarding parenting and child development that we have access to.
Strengths-Based Parenting
As the saying goes, there is no user manual that comes with having a child. However, the amount of parenting advice, either asked for or not asked for, begins being shared not too long after someone announces they are pregnant. As much as someone might want to be…
Setting an Intention for 2022 – Are we sure? Do we dare?
So, my title is a bit in jest but also a reflection of the turbulent times we are in yet again as we start 2022. Honestly, it has been a whirlwind of a start for our family in 2022. We had a Covid scare that really…
Why controlling our kids is not the goal and we should be working to embrace who they are instead…
As the parent of a particularly strong willed toddler myself, I really understand when…
What makes transitions so hard anyways?
I was talking with a colleague about the transition that so many families are experiencing this week with their kids going back to school in person…
5 Ways to help your Kids Transition Back to School
As many schools are considering returning to in person learning, so many kids and their parents are feeling concerned about both safety in this setting but also how to…