What’s the best way to help our kids calm down? What about calm down rooms, mindfulness jars, choice time, breathing techniques, 1-2-3 Magic? Often these are just different ways of saying, “You have got to calm down.” (Because I am having trouble handling your emotions.) We think when our child has a melt-down the solution […]

Many of us moms are in a hurry to feel 💙 better. I get it…life can be painful and hard. We don’t want to feel upset, frustrated, disappointed, or angry so we try to stop the emotions by getting them over as fast as possible. → We get frustrated that our kids aren’t listening. → […]

It wasn’t my child who needed to change their behaviors it was my thinking that needed to change.❤️❤️ That’s what I realized all those years ago. It was a 🖐 full-stop moment. 👉 What if we believed that our kid’s behaviors weren’t good or bad? 👉 What if we didn’t see their actions as good […]

When you don’t stay calm when your kiddos start fighting, making messes, or having melt-downs it’s not your fault. ❤️❤️❤️ 👉 You are fighting against what our society believes about parenting. Society tends to believe our kid’s SHOULDN’T HAVE EMOTIONAL MELT-DOWNS OR OFF-TRACK BEHAVIOR. So when our child has a melt-down, talks back, or ignores […]

Listening👂 is a parenting superpower. 💥 When our child… >> messes up >> tell us about their hard day >> complains about homework >> is sad because of what a friend said to them >> doesn’t want to do their chores >> is mad because we said no We often want to jump right in […]