Jul 16, 2021
In this episode, I comment on a blog post I saw on todaysparent.com that I couldn't ignore. "I love my kids, but I don’t like parenting—and I know I’m not alone". So I'll unpack my thoughts on that by first exploring my opinion that many parents may feel like this because they are not properly equipped. Second, I...
Jul 15, 2021
This is a
continuation of the "Rules of Thumb" series [as taken from
Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (Bratton & Landreth, 2019)]
"Encourage the effort rather than praise the product".
Encouragement is probably the most important tool in your parenting
toolbox even though you probably don't use it! In this
episode...
Jul 1, 2021
You will never
know what your child is capable of unless you allow them to
try! I know it's hard to watch your child struggle with
something, like opening lids on a jar, or tying their shoes, or
trying to pack and lug around their sports bag, but did you know
that when you constantly do things for your kids, you
might...