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Microstep Minute: The Apology
We all do things that hurt our kids. Some are avoidable, some aren’t. Thankfully, apologizing is always an option.
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Mary helps you improve your parenting in 60 seconds or less!
These are brain-science and child development simplified...with a script to try the concept out right away.
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The Repair
We all blow it. We lose our temper. We yell at our kids or hurt their feelings. The good news? You can always repair. Always.
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Emotional Flooding
What is it? Have you ever been so consumed with an emotional reaction that you say “I can’t think right now”? That’s the same as a...
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Praise as a Consequence?
Background Let's assume we agree that the purpose of a parenting consequence is to promote better behavior. I can also tell you that...
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Managing Big Emotions
Background? Emotions are involuntary, neurological responses that happen in your body. Just about every bodily system reacts to the...
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All About Shame
What is it? According to Brene Brown, shame is that intensely painful feeling or experience of believing that we are flawed and therefore...
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Evolution, not Resolution for the New Year.
We are, as the saying goes, creatures of habit. As Jeff Olson in The Slight Edge says, “The sobering fact is, we do 99.99 percent of...
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Holidays And The Pause
What is it? We're facing the holidays wrapped in a pandemic. More than ever we want the time to be harmonious and joyful. And it will be....
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Do Your Eyes Light Up?
Belonging just slips off my tongue like we all know what it is: at a minimum, we all 'belong' in our families, right? But it's not that sim
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Do your eyes light up?
When my children used to walk in the room... I looked at them... It’s not [affection]. When they see you, they see the critical face....
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Sibling Rivalry: Plan Ahead
SIBLING RIVALRY: PLAN AHEAD What is It? Thanksgiving. A time of families and fun, relaxation and rest. Ah yes, except when the kids start...
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Only My Opinion Counts: The Myside Bias
ONLY MY OPINION COUNTS: THE MYSIDE BIAS What is it? When our children are tiny, it is easy for our conversation to be one-sided: we tell...
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Press the Parenting Reset Button: from COVID to Calm. A free webinar.
Do you feel like this school quarter or even the entire quarantine period is not going the way you want? Do you want another chance to be...
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Get Curious
I had heard that being curious was a great way to invite conversation with a child. But my children were teens at this point; it just...
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