Connected Parenting

Shannon share’s the impact of joining Raising Resilient Kids on her family Let me tell you about one family’s story in the Raising Resilient Kids class. Shannon and Paul had two girls, ages 9 and 7. They had a harder time with their oldest. As Shannon describes: “our older daughter was exuding behaviors that were […]

Therapy might not be needed- learning new tools as a parent could provide the resolution needed for your family So many parents come to me telling me that they’re interested in joining our class, and also curious if they should find a therapist for their kid. Often this is because their kid is particularly disruptive […]

Playing independently can help build a child’s frustration tolerance- which brings life long benefits If you’ve attended one of my workshops, you know that I preach the importance of independent play! This is the one skill, more than anything else our kids learn, that will impact them for the rest of their lives. And, for […]

Often people come to me telling me that they’re on board with a more “gentle” approach, but their partner isn’t. Or that they listen to all the podcasts, read all the books, do all the things… but their partner won’t. Parents ask me all the time “does the fact that we have different approaches harm […]

I want to tell you the story of a family I worked with, where things were overall fine. Her son had moments of big meltdowns, defiance, and struggle to focus. But, she figured many of these behaviors were under the umbrella of “normal”. I’m telling you this because many folks feel that things aren’t “bad” […]

Raising Resilient Kids…Without the Hardship Is your kid too soft? Is your kids life too lacking in hardship to develop actual resilience? This is a concern many of us have. Most of us want to do things differently than our parents did, but want to instill a similar amount of grit, self-assurance, and independence. I’m […]

These early days of school are famous for a reason. There are a million things to cover, a million things to buy and schedule and create and plan for. My toddler is starting at her new outdoor school. I need to get her some anti-tick gear, make an “all about me” book, focus on her […]

I lied to my daughter last night. And I told her the truth, too. Last night, as I tucked in my toddler before her first day of school, she asked “can you tell me about my day?” and I realized I made it. For the past many weeks, I’ve been telling her the story of […]

Remember To Nourish Yourself “I’m the only one in the house that likes this” I said this yesterday when at the farmer’s market with my toddler. She and I were getting nice, colorful, healthy food for home (yay!) and I saw some delicious concord grapes for sale. I LOVE concord grapes. They’re my favorite. I […]

Balance Is An Important Part Of Parenting Sooo… I’m hiding out.. My daughter is downstairs and she’s had a hard time with the transition from her outside school (they’re outside all day! rain or shine! so, so happy for her and for all the other kids who get to be outside). Her after-school sitter picked […]