Category: Parenting

Control. Do you feel yourself longing for it lately? When life feels uncertain, we often respond by grasping for control in any way possible. You hyperfocus on cleaning up the house. You micromanage a project at work. You criticize your spouse for the way they do…just about anything.   And you try to get your […]

Most of the time when we punish our children, they in fact already feel bad about how they acted or responded, by dishing out our own punishment on top of it, we make the situation worse and it can feel like shaming. When we talk about the merits or drawbacks of punishing children, we first […]

I recently heard a tale of a friend who had rented their home overseas to a Hollywood star, who was staying there with their children while shooting a movie nearby. When their house was returned to them, the walls were covered in scribblings by the star’s children. They were given no rules and encouraged to […]

When you’re trying to do the best job you can to parent, you’ll soon realize that everyone thinks they’re an expert on how you should look after your child. This can relate to a child of any age from a few months to a teenager or young adult. Don’t let the mom-shaming affect your confidence […]

As every parent of a hyperactive child knows, no two days are the same. While we love our lively offspring with all our hearts, some days make your heart sing, while others can have you on your knees. Knowing how to minimize meltdowns and misunderstandings comes with experience, but with the guidance parenting technique, you […]

Don’t you just WISH you knew what your kids were trying to tell you when they’re acting up? Instead of them screaming: “Mom/Dad, I HATE you!” wouldn’t it be great if they could explain: “I’ve got some overwhelming feelings right now. I feel scared and mad and upset. I feel safe when you are here, […]

2020 has presented parents with previously unimagined difficulties. The effects of coronavirus and the lockdown are all presenting parenting with new challenges. Keep reading to see why I believe implementing a guidance discipline approach will help ease your stress. Normal temper tantrums at the grocery store now seem even worse than they did at the […]

There is no subject more difficult to discuss with children and teenagers than dying. And in this time of the Covid-19 pandemic and the graphic murder of George Floyd, this is a stark fact of our modern world. Terribly, it is also a subject that so often has to be discussed as the adult also […]

These are worrying times with anxiety all around us. We’re all affected by coronavirus and the Black Lives Matter fight for justice. As parents, we need to recognize how these significant events are manifesting in our children. Anxiety in young ones was more common than most parents realized before the pandemic. Added to this was the […]

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 […]