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Accepting Is Not Agreeing
Learning to accept your child’s perspective—without needing to agree—builds emotional safety, trust, and deeper connection.
Do Your Eyes Light Up?
Learn how a simple moment—like letting your face light up when your child enters the room—can boost connection, build emotional safety, and strengthen your parent-child relationship.
How to Help Kids Feel Seen (Even in Chaos)
This post explores how small, intentional moments of acknowledgment—like drying a child’s rubber duck—can meet a child’s deep emotional need to feel seen. When kids feel noticed, their behavior improves, trust grows, and connection deepens.
Listening Without Judgement
This post unpacks how listening with acceptance—not correction—helps kids feel safe, understood, and more likely to open up. It’s not about agreement; it’s about presence, trust, and staying in the conversation.
Breaking the Judgment Cycle
In tough moments, it’s easy to judge our child’s emotions instead of accepting them. But judgment shuts kids down—while curiosity and compassion help them feel seen, safe, and truly loved. This post explores how shifting from correction to connection builds emotional resilience and trust, even in the messiest moments.
Nobody Likes Feeling Ignored
Parents ask me all the time, “Why would I empathize if a child is screaming, telling us we are awful, refusing to put on their shoes, or not.
Connecting Even When You Can't
So many moms come to me and ask, "Why won't my daughter share more with me?" Very often, it’s not about catching her at the perfect moment.
5 Clues to Help You Understand Your Child’s Behavior
Kids’ behavior is often a clue, not just a challenge. This post shares 5 common signals to help parents look beneath the surface, understand what their child’s behavior is really communicating, and respond with clarity and connection.
Letting Go of the Perfect Mom Ideal Dismantling Perfectionism
Chasing perfect parenting leaves moms exhausted and disconnected. This post encourages letting go of unrealistic expectations and embracing real, messy moments — because your kids don’t need a perfect mom, they just need you.
The Ten Minute Moment: One Secret to Happier Kids (and Parents!)
Just ten minutes of focused, one-on-one time can boost your child’s confidence, reduce meltdowns, and strengthen your bond. It’s not about quantity—it’s about presence. One small moment, done consistently, can change everything.
Getting Comfortable with the Uncomfortable
When our kids feel frustrated, disappointed, or even outraged, we feel it too. Their discomfort is uncomfortable for us. Here’s why we shouldn’t (always) try to fix, justify, or over-explain for their comfort.