Back when they were little, I struggled simply to get to the end of the day with everyone fed, clean(ish) and mostly okay, I thought those would be the hardest days of my parenting life. Surely things would be easier when they were older, right? I was right in some ways, parenting older kids is […]
Practical Tips for Talking With Your Child About Puberty
Change can be pretty scary and stressful for pre-teens or tweens, and the uncertainty of exactly what will happen during puberty can make it ever harder to deal with. But it’s not all bad and the best way to tackle puberty, the cool stuff and the kinda scary stuff, is to be prepared – it’s […]
Family Meetings: Make Them Work For Your Family
Sitting at the table on a Sunday evening I watched as my three kids worked out a pretty big squabble they had had earlier that week. They were listening attentively to each other and figuring things out with very little help. If you have more than one kid then you know that siblings don’t always […]
9 Reasons Research Shows That Family Mealtimes Matter
Long work hours, dancing classes, sporting events, school or community meetings – there are many potential interruptions to the act of gathering the family together around the dining table in today’s busy family schedule but the research shows that making a regular commitment is worth the effort, positively impacting nearly every area of a child’s […]
What Your Child Needs Most When They’re Angry
Her voice is shrill and loud. Her hands clenched. She repeats the words over and over, each time more vehemently. It is not me or my actions that have triggered her anger and frustration but I am the target of the feelings that overwhelm her. I feel my own frustration levels rise as once again […]
