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Montessori Parenting Techniques for Teaching Emotional Intelligence

What is so special about the montessori parenting style? Learn how Montessori parenting can instill emotional intelligence in your children.
2 - 4 min read
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Raising Sons with Expansive, Tender Masculinity

“So are we really going to do this? Let him go to school in the Elsa costume?” Lloyd and I had just tucked our kids into bed, and in the morning was Storybook Character Day at school.
- 2 min read
Raising Sons with Expansive, Tender Masculinity

There's What Parents Say And What Kids Hear

Does it ever feel like there is a disconnect from what you say and what your kids hear? Like, somehow, asking your child not to jump on the couch or slap her brother translates into more jumping and continued slapping. Here are common parenting phras...
- 2 min read
There's What Parents Say And What Kids Hear

Moving Past Punishment With Compassion

Maybe what she needed was to be seen, heard, and validated. For someone to tell her that she didn’t have to be that scared child anymore. Here are 5 ways to show compassion to a fello...
- 2 min read
Moving Past Punishment With Compassion

Until The Last

A poem about savoring the little moments of parenting. "No one prepared me for the hardest part of parenting … letting go. Parenting is the longest, most gradual break-up. A story that grows in chapters, filled with firsts that turn into lasts."
3 - 5 min read

Re-Parenting Yourself As You Parent Your Child

Remember, there is a little one wanting to be parented inside of you, too.
3 - 5 min read

Talking To Our Kids About Death

Death is part of life, yet it can be an uncomfortable topic to discuss, especially with our children. Here are 5 tips for parents when talking to their child about death to support their emotional experience and understanding. 
3 - 5 min read

Parent Children, Not Labels

It happens subconsciously, but it happens. Our brain judges and labels every input we receive. And since parenting offers us a constant and endless stream of input, at some point, we stop parenting young human beings and start parenting labels instea...
3 - 5 min read

60 Ideas For Summer "Staying Home" Family Fun

As the school year comes to a close, many are wondering what summer will l...
3 - 5 min read

I Am A Mom Of A Rainbow Baby

How do you celebrate one child while mourning the loss of another? This mama shares her story. 
3 - 5 min read
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