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 | parenting, tools
I’m writing this in the middle of the night. I woke up because I was worried. I'm going to go back to bed soon but before I do I wanted to share with you the technique I used to take care of my anxiety. It’s called Cognitive Reframing. It’s the same thing that I’ve...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
Have you ever been hanging out with your child and you WANT to have a deeper conversation, but you don’t quite know what to ask? Or have family conversations gotten routine? Too surface-level? Or too much about logistics, like who is going where and when? Here’s a...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 wrote that an important part of parenting is not just responding to our child’s behavior but also seeing and responding to their inner thoughts and feelings. How do we tune...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
I’m guessing that when you feel stressed you feel the same way I do… you want to throw all of your peaceful parenting techniques out the window. When the pressure is high, you feel like you have fewer choices and no time to think, it’s natural to want to control your...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
Teens and tweens are really good at pushing boundaries. How do you set a limit with your older child or teen without creating a rupture in your relationship? How do you know when to hold your ground? Or when to be swayed by your teen? These are the questions we asked...read more
