A great place to begin raising LGBTQ+ allies is talking about families. Families can look like a different number of parents, grandparents raising kids, two moms or two dads, or any number of other situations. If your child comes to you with a question, you can answer with a question to figure out what they areContinue reading “Raising LGBTQ+ Allies”
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Handling a Public Meltdown
Often, the attitude toward children in public is that they should be seen and not heard, that the parent should be in control of their child’s behavior. This causes us to feel like people are judging us as bad parents, if we were good parents our children wouldn’t act this way. We need to remember thatContinue reading “Handling a Public Meltdown”
Parenting Alignment
We are all hardwired to repeat what we saw at home. So know that we are all doing the best we can with the information we have. We all have a story from our childhood, and it’s hard to change a lifetime of patterning, it takes lots of practice. Here are some tips for whenContinue reading “Parenting Alignment”
Parenting Through Distress (COVID-19)
In times of distress, it’s our job as parents to support ourselves because our children take their cues from us. Fear is deeply contagious. Our feelings are messengers and we can listen to them and change the narrative. Fear and stress are telling us we need to do something in this moment to recenter orContinue reading “Parenting Through Distress (COVID-19)”
