Listening is a skill we sometimes think our children lack. Parents all over the world come to me and state that one of their challenges is that their kids don’t listen. We talk about how common a challenge this truly is. We all want to feel like we are in good company when it comes…
Occasionally, my mother brings up my “rebellious years” as a child. Is she describing the years as rebellious or me? That is the really important question, but this point in my life, this does not matter in terms of defining who I am – I have already done my own work on my journey to…
Resilience is a behavior that is learned through examples and lessons. It is the ability to adapt, cope, and move through everyday life – things such as stress, adversity, anxiety, uncertainty, tragedy, and threat. Resilience does not mean that children are not going to be experiencing difficulty or stress – it means that they will…
Parenting, one of the most difficult jobs in this world, can often provide an awakening for us and help us to grow. What do I mean by this? When we become parents, we often have many unmet needs, wounds or issues from our own childhood that can be stirred up. We are usually unaware of…
