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Time In: Connecting With Your Child’s Challenging Behaviour
Learning Resilience: The importance of experiencing failure
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Let It Be: Reframing what achievement looks like
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Cutting Through The Noise: Why we yell at our children
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Bigger Margins: Why We NEED To Rest
My margins have been too small. Three weeks ago, I was two days away from spring break. 18 straight days of a somewhat scaled-back schedule. Some creative work projects on the go but more home time, more kid time, more me time. It was gonna be great. And then? I woke up that Thursday morning […]
Parents Over Playdates: An Article For EcoParent
“The natural order of things when it comes to the world of a child has always been that parents (or another substitute “big person” in the child’s life) are in the lead of all things. The parent scripts the tone of the child’s existence, they chart the course, they shield, adjust, and calibrate. This is […]
Where Is The Fun? Carving Out Time for Play and Relaxation During Lockdown
We are living in very interesting times. For months and months, we have lived outside of the regular rhythm of our lives due to pandemic lockdowns and/or restrictions. Our schedules and routines have been significantly altered. And for many of us, living a small life that consists of only our immediate households has become *almost* […]
Should I Send My Kids Back To School?: Why You Shouldn’t Crowdsource Your Answer
I’m thrilled to feature a guest article written by David Loyst, my partner-in-presenting and my partner in life. David has been studying and teaching about parenting for over 30 years as a Speech Language Pathologist and Autism Consultant … and has been practicing with his own children for more than 20 years. Over the past […]
Cutting the Noise: Why We Yell At Our Children (Featured in EcoParent Magazine)
“I am a psychologist. I have spent my life’s work studying the developing child and the impact of parenting on child development. I know this field inside and out, backwards and frontwards. I know that a parenting approach that is both firm and kind is key. I know that being the kind of parent who […]
Why Parents Need To Be In Charge
We all want to grow up happy, well-adjusted children who find their way in the world. The “parenting” world is meant to inspire our journey as big people in the shepherding of our littles along such a path. Yet, while it is true that being informed in the raising up of your children can be […]