Author: Nicole

A month ago, I found my daughter crocheting with a kind of holy intensity. Our local school’s annual craft fair

This week I found myself reflecting on a familiar parenting terrain: the winding, tender, often confusing path of supporting a

The Brain-Changing Power of 5 Minutes of Play Play isn’t just passing time. When children play, they’re bathing in nourishing

In a world that feels perpetually behind schedule, where parenting often feels like project management, it’s easy to relegate play

Most of us can feel it: culturally, we’re a bit unmoored when it comes to honoring milestones, seasons, and rites

This week, we ran into a familiar issue with our 10-year-old. She’s brilliant, creative, and emotionally intelligent—but man-oh-man, she

Teenagers are more than just older kids. They’re wired for risk, primed for passion, and hungry for autonomy. According to Dr. Dan

Inspired by “No-Drama Discipline” by Dr. Daniel Siegel and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson All too often, when we think

One of the biggest disputes in our house right now is the ongoing struggle between my partner and our daughter

What follows is an expanded excerpt from a recent email I sent to a parent, to give you both an inside