Author: Katherine Sellery

Parenting newborns can be overwhelming at times as the first year of your child’s birth is crucial to their development. A child’s brain develops rapidly during that time, with more than 1 million neural connections forming every second. Meanwhile, your brain is foggy from lack of sleep. And the quantity of information coming in from […]

Moms and dads usually experience Attachment Parenting when their kids are babies. Then, the principles of Attachment Parenting seem easier. You were confident that you weren’t going to get pushed away if you held your child. And there was no such thing as too much love. Natural birth, breastfeeding, and co-sleeping are ways to nurture […]

If you look up resistance and rebellion in the dictionary, you might find a picture of a teenager. Teenage years are very challenging. Our children transition from childhood to young adulthood and seek their independence. As Mark Twain advised: “When a boy turns 13, put him in a barrel and feed him through a knothole. When he […]

A mom friend of mine sent me a picture this week. It showed her perched on the (closed!) pedestal on the toilet, resting her laptop on the toilet paper holder, while her daughter peeked over the side of the bath-tub doing her evening bathing routine. This is a working mom living in the age of […]

We’ve all seen the meme, ‘I opened my mouth, …and my mother came out.’ But how many times does your child open their mouth, and YOU come out? As a parent, when these meme’s become our reality, we want it to be for the right reasons. I’m sure you recognize those little phrases and expressions […]

“Mom, I’m bored.” The words that every parent will recognize. And likely dread. At this current time, with so many of our usual activities unavailable due to the coronavirus restrictions, you probably hear it more often than ever as boredom at home is at an all-time high. Your children are used to being with 20 […]

What is mindfulness? If it’s something you have never tried before, it’s a way of focusing your awareness on the present moment. And at the same time, you calmly acknowledge and accept your feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. It’s used as a therapeutic technique. So right now, it’s something that can really help you stay […]

Working from home during this time has placed an added level of pressure on all families. Wouldn’t life be so much easier if we could all follow a failsafe guide when it comes to disciplining children? Parents all wish there were a set of ‘one size fits all’ instructions that didn’t result in the 3R’s. […]

When you become a parent, you want more than anything to do the best job possible. And if you have had a difficult childhood, then you will strive twice as hard to make sure that has no impact on your child. But attachment research states the one predictor of your ability to perform as parents is how […]