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When Parents Disagree: The Hidden Benefits of Different Parenting Styles

When Parents Disagree: The Hidden Benefits of Different Parenting Styles

by Cecilia Hilkey | collaboration, parenting, professionals

Do you ever feel like you and your partner (or spouse) have opposite approaches when it comes to the way you parent? Like the way you handle things like schedules, expectations, and kids’ emotions are totally opposite of each other? Let’s say your child comes home...read more
Best Way to Support a Struggling Child

Best Way to Support a Struggling Child

by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting, resilience

How Do I Get My Child Back On Track? When kids are struggling with something or acting out, a lot of parents focus on the things that they want to get rid of (the negative influences of screens, peers, sugar, etc). Whether their child is repeatedly getting in trouble...read more
Secure Attachment: It’s Different Than What You Think

Secure Attachment: It’s Different Than What You Think

by Cecilia Hilkey | compassion, parenting, research

When most parents think of “secure attachment”, we focus on the connection between a parent (usually the mother) and a child. We recently had a conversation with Dr. Dan Siegel, and the way he described attachment blew our minds. He explained that, because humans have...read more
Guilt-Free Parenting: Embracing Mistakes with Grace

Guilt-Free Parenting: Embracing Mistakes with Grace

by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting

Parenting can often feel like uncharted territory, where each day presents new challenges and opportunities for growth. Just like gardening, nurturing our children requires patience, learning, and a generous dose of self-compassion. Introducing Yacón: A Lesson in...read more
When Your Child Doesn’t Do What You Want

When Your Child Doesn’t Do What You Want

by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting

When it comes to growing vegetables, I’m a novice, but I’m enthusiastic, which makes up for something.  Today, the tomatoes are teaching me about parenting and how to respond when our child does something that we didn’t plan for, or didn’t even want them to do.  In...read more
My Teen is Struggling But I Can’t Afford Help – Best No-Cost and Low-Cost Ways to Help Teens

My Teen is Struggling But I Can’t Afford Help – Best No-Cost and Low-Cost Ways to Help Teens

by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting, teens, tools

Recently I’ve been telling the story about how one of our teens was struggling, then bounced back, and what we did for our teen and for ourselves to find support. Sharing about that difficult period got me thinking about how ridiculously hard it was for us to find...read more
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