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Our best advice when it’s tough with kids:breathe, laugh, dance, sing, hug, call a friend. Be gentle with yourself, you’re not done growing up yet. This won’t last and you are not alone.
How to Stop Mom Shaming
Even before the pandemic, 90% of American moms and 85% of dads felt judged (New York Times). Is this true of just American parents? I don’t think so because we talk with parents all over the world. I taught a parenting class in the Philippines and one of the most...
The importance of emotional intelligence
For a lot of us right now, our children’s school experience is different than normal. I’m sad about some of the things that our kids are missing out on, but I’m optimistic that this generation of kids will be okay… even if they’ve had less academic learning than in...
Post-Traumatic Growth for Kids and Parents
Parents are going through a lot these days. If you’re like me right now, the highs are high and the lows are low. And every day still feels a bit roller coaster-ish. One of the things that I’m really hopeful about is the research on post-traumatic GROWTH. Recently we...
How to keep kids safe online
How are you doing? A lot of us parents are still sheltering-in-place and schooling our kids at home, right now. If you’re in that boat with us, I’m sending you a big virtual hug. If you are a first responder or work in the medical field, I’m sending you a double hug....
How to Calm Intense Emotions and Challenging Behaviors During COVID
If your child’s emotions and behaviors are more intense during sheltering-in-place than they are normally. You are not alone. We have so much gratitude for medical workers right now. And we think that parents are also on the “front lines” in a way. Even though it’s...
Working while Homeschooling: 7 Tips that Actually Help
Many parents are juggling working from home while homeschooling their kids. We started working from home 16 years ago (when we first became parents). During that time we’ve also homeschooled our kids. Even though COVID-19 has changed a lot of things, most of what we...
Collaborate To Solve Your Child’s Challenging Behaviors
I’m guessing that your house might look like my house in some ways right now. We’re adjusting to the new reality of sheltering-in-place to respond to the pandemic. My kids (for the moment) have stopped asking about seeing their friends. I’m washing doorknobs, faucet...
Coronavirus: Why I’m Hopeful
In the past week the world has changed, things are far from “normal”. Our kids are home from school, yours too? We had planned on driving to California for Spring Break to visit my parents and that was canceled because we don’t want to get them sick. Have you canceled...
How to talk to a teen about a tough subject
What do you do when your adolescent is spending too much time on a screen? Or staying up too late? Or behind on homework? Or getting sucked into social drama with friends? Especially as our kids get older, how do we influence them while still maintaining our...