by Cecilia Hilkey | compassion, empathy, parenting, resilience
Sometimes in parenting, we can make things better for our kids. They fall down, we pick them up. They spill their water bottle, and we refill it. We can kiss their hurts, comfort them when they cry, help them put something back together with glue, scotch tape, or band...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | empathy, parenting
Last week I was sick. I almost never get sick, but Covid knocked me down for 4 days. So I did something I almost never do. I watched a couple of shows. By myself.In bed.In the daytime. When I’m all by myself I enjoy watching stand-up comedy....read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | empathy, parenting
As I sat down to write to you, I got a text message from a mom. “I am struggling with my daughter’s temper and even more, my own temper.” Recently we sat down with Dr. Daniel Siegel. We asked him… How do we help kids tune in to what they feel and RECOVER from...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | compassion, empathy, parenting
We had the honor of talking with Dr. Dan Siegel (which is always mind-expanding!) Dr. Siegel says that effective parenting involves more than just responding to our children's behavior, but also to their inner thoughts and feelings. How do we tune into our child’s...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | empathy, parenting
Do you get triggered when… you see your child on a screen for the Nth hour?your child has a meltdown or shouts, “I hate you mommy!”?your kids fight with each other?you see that your child’s homework is still unfinished?your partner is sitting on the couch while...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | empathy, parenting
We’re going to tell you a quick story about our days as classroom teachers to illustrate something about human nature and parenting. It’ll all make sense in a second. We promise. Each fall, when Jason and I were preschool teachers we got new students in our classroom....read more
