As a parenting counselors that work with a wide range of clients, one of the most common challenges we talk about with parents and teens alike is managing teens’ screen...
If you are a parent, chances are that your child’s well-being is vitally important to you. Parents want their children to be successful mentally, socially, emotionally, and behaviorally. It can...
Imagine someone asking you the question: “Can playing with your child make you a better parent?” I’m sure the majority of parents would say, “Yes.” One of the obvious reasons...
Most parents at some point think, “What in the world am I supposed to say to my child right now?!” "What's the best way to coach my child through this...
Inspired by the parenting theme in our last post—My Favorite Parenting Approach: Parenting by Connection—where we interviewed Parenting by Connection Instructor Kristen Volk. Most parents want to have their children...
Attachment Parenting beyond Co-sleeping and Baby-wearing Any way you slice it, parenting is an emotional job. Sometimes, it fills us with such joy, love and wonder. Sometimes it’s just plain...
It started in the hospital. There you were, laboring, having rather quickly lost all sense of modesty you ever had. You realize abruptly, if you hadn’t long before, that you...
Letting Go: Meeting our kids where they are Why is it so hard to let go sometimes as a parent of a young child? Oh yes. I remember. It's because...
Parenting and Marriage - how do you find happiness in both? I love articles like this Parenting.com article by Robert Barnett, entitled “8 ways to be a happier Mom.” Desperately seeking…permission I...