Supporting a Sensitive Teen: What I Wish More Parents Knew
This week I found myself reflecting on a familiar parenting terrain: the winding, tender, often confusing path of supporting a
Category: positive discipline
5 Minutes to a Stronger Brain (and a Stronger Bond)
The Brain-Changing Power of 5 Minutes of Play Play isn’t just passing time. When children play, they’re bathing in nourishing
Stop Treating Play Like a Reward (Here’s Why)
In a world that feels perpetually behind schedule, where parenting often feels like project management, it’s easy to relegate play
When Escape Rooms Become Sacred: A Coming-of-Age Tale
Most of us can feel it: culturally, we’re a bit unmoored when it comes to honoring milestones, seasons, and rites
Why You’re Still Reminding Your Kid To Do the Same Chore (and Why That’s OK)
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
Boudaries as Bridges: Parenting Teens with Respect
Teenagers are more than just older kids. They’re wired for risk, primed for passion, and hungry for autonomy. According to Dr. Dan
Rethinking Discipline: Why Connection Comes First
Inspired by “No-Drama Discipline” by Dr. Daniel Siegel and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson All too often, when we think
raising a strong-willed child without losing your own
Children come into this world pulsing with life force, what Rudolf Steiner called active creative power, what Erik Erikson framed as the developmental task of “will,” and what modern neuroscience tells us…
can’t vs. won’t
https://youtu.be/8WaC6cmfOZA When we pulled my daughter out of school almost exactly a year ago, we did not make the decision
When “Empathy” Goes Too Far
Last year, my 8 year old daughter suffered from intractable stomach aches. My husband and I employed every conscious parenting