Apr 6, 2022
Teaching Kids Empathy Empathy is learned. Kids aren’t born with it, and they mainly learn it by observing adults displaying empathy. We want our kids to show empathy when it’s appropriate. Being kind and compassionate to others is a good character trait....
Mar 18, 2022
Overcoming “Mom Guilt” – Spending Time Vs. Being Fully Present I was listening to a business podcast this week, and a successful Mom/CEO said this quote when asked how she overcomes “Mom Guilt” as she runs a multi-million dollar business,...
Mar 13, 2022
Why What A Child Believes Is More Important Than What A Child Knows Have you ever told your child something about them that you know to be true, but they just don’t believe it themselves? They could be smart, athletic, funny, etc. But they may have something...
Mar 4, 2022
Discipline Is Not About “Controlling” Your Kids! Do you often find yourself having to “step in” to control your child’s behavior? In today’s episode, I’m going to try to change your thinking about discipline. The goal of...
Feb 24, 2022
Why Being “Vague” Is A Conversation Killer With Kids (How To Get More Than One-Word Answers) When parents realize that kids need a different type of communication, it changes the way you interact with them. I discuss three sub-topics: kids are emotional,...
Feb 8, 2022
“When you focus on the problem, you lose sight of the child” This episode continues my parenting “Rules of thumb” series [as taken from Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (Bratton & Landreth, 2019)] “When you focus on the problem, you...
