Parenting

Teens rarely announce what they need. More often, they signal it through behavior, tone, timing, or the thing they don't say. Once you're familiar with the Enneagram as a lens, those signals can become...

You can manage employees, solve expensive problems, navigate difficult clients, and stay composed through professional chaos. Then your child asks the same question four times, whines through dinner...

Have you ever remembered something an adult said to you when you were a child, even though many years have passed? Sometimes it was something encouraging that made you feel capable when you were unsure of...

“Back for sleep.” “Tummy time while awake.” When we put those two messages side by side, they can sound like competing instructions. They are not. They answer different questions, in different contexts...

You haven't taken a day off in four months. You answer emails at dinner. You say yes to things you hate. You fall into bed exhausted every night and wake up already behind. You have been running on...

The most effective parenting intervention isn't a technique. It’s reparenting and healing yourself. That’s it. That’s the technique. In many of my clinical sessions, mothers ask me for tools, the right...

While on a recent car ride, I was listening to the radio, 92.5 FM to be exact, when I heard an alarming piece of news stating that the Kids Help Line was being used in the wee hours of the morning...

Youth-serving professionals rarely get the luxury of long, unhurried conversations. The most meaningful moments of connection happen in the margins: a hallway pass, a locker room, two minutes before...

It was my last appointment of the day. I was in session with a young father who had been working for months, trying to understand his kids so he could speak “childrenese” more fluently. On this particular evening...

Teenagers are often described as moody, impulsive, or difficult. But the choices that seem small right now, how they speak to themselves, respond to stress, and use their attention, may be quietly...

Before I became a mother, I was successful. I had built two six-figure businesses. I was independent, driven, capable, and very good at figuring things out. If there was a problem, I solved it. If I...

Every youth-serving professional has had the moment: a teen says something sharp, dismissive, or alarming, and your reaction is out of your mouth before your brain has caught up. Afterward, you replay...

Parenting has never been about perfection. Yet today’s world often convinces us that we should have all the answers, respond flawlessly, and raise children who never struggle. Social media showcases curated moments...

In the 80s, the only screen I grew up with was a heavy television set anchored in our living room. Today, we access sensational 24/7 news and social media commentary from pocket devices...

A teacher and EdTech founder on the summer slide, the case for rest, and how much study actually helps. Every June, the same question lands in my inbox. It comes from parents, and lately it comes from...

Many adults were taught that discipline means controlling behavior. But neuroscience shows us something different: children regulate through connection before they regulate independently. Long...