We are all humans who are bound to mess up or not get it right every time. Teaching self-compassion begins by retraining the voice in your kid’s head, which honestly, may begin with you retraining the voice in your own head.
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At every phase, a kid is asking a question. Well, I mean, they’re always asking a ton of questions. What’s faster—fire or dust? Where do thoughts come from? What’s for dinner? Can I borrow the car? Those aren’t the kind of questions I’m talking about. ...
Cues for Every Family Rhythm
Every family has a rhythm. For some families, morning is crazy. It just is. You have some people who are ready for the day, and others you have to drag into it. Dinner may happen all together, or you may have one parent who works at night. Or sports or other...
Sometimes We Need to Hear What We’re Doing Right
“Well, I guess I can’t do anything right.” I stopped loading the dishwasher and looked at my daughter when I heard her say that. I knew immediately I was the reason she had said it. I had been picking her apart since she got home from school. I had corrected her for...
