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Welcome all feelings
"Welcome All Feelings." This is such a wonderful peaceful parenting mantra- for us and for our children. Remind yourself when you are feeling...
Choose Radical Love
In peaceful parenting, we talk about 'Choose love.' When we are afraid of what other people will think or we are afraid that our children will never...
How to Deal with the In-Laws (or any other challenging family members!)
Does your mother-in-law think you’re not hard enough on your kids and tries to make up for it by yelling at them? They’re just being kids! And,...
7 Tips to Beat Holiday Stress in Your Family
Holiday concerts, travel, school vacation, parties, relatives visiting, late nights, too much sugar = holiday stress! Messed up routines and and...
Self-Compassion Break: Ignore Your Inner Mean Girl
Parents: This month is hard, y'all. Too many holiday events. Too high expectations. Too long to do list. Too many meltdowns. Too much! Read on if...
How to make ordinary family meals feel special every time
Question: Question: I love dinner traditions around the holidays. Do you have suggestions for how our family can make ordinary meals feel special?...
How To Raise Kids With An Internal Sense of Right and Wrong
What would your child do in the following situations? ⇒ Your child sees some kids on the playground laughing at another child. ⇒ Your child sees...
End Of School Year Anxiety
Is your child having a hard time right now? More meltdowns at home, tummy aches, trouble sleeping, not wanting to go to school, issues in the...
Baby Your Big Kid!
Is your child being needy particularly needy lately? “I can’t do it! YOU put my coat on.” Maybe you have a new baby and your older child is out of...
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