What Co-Regulation Looks Like
A young child is so frustrated and overwhelmed that she just hit her big sister. As the adult responsible for managing this moment, how can you navigate this? Will co-regulation fix this?
Make Connection a Habit
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When Your Child or Toddler Won't Stop Crying!
When your toddler won't stop crying ... Why is this happening and what can you do?
Two Men and a Tantruming Toddler
Kids can break into full-on tantrums at the drop of a hat, and nearly every parent has been where actor Justin Baldoni found himself on Father's Day. How can we release fear of judgement and be with our tantruming toddler during their time of need?
The Trauma-Aware Classroom: We All Need Compassion
I am a teacher. I notice the glassy eyes of the student who recently faced a death in the family. I see the student who wears the same dirty shirt all week. I hear the anger in the voice of the student who is swapped back and forth between impatient parents......
Six Benefits of Using Child-Led Learning
Child-led learning. The thought of it can seem downright scary. Here are six benefits of using child-led learning with your young children...
An open letter to you, my toddler: "I get It."
I get it. I get all of it. The screams, the tears, the tantrums. Your bottom lip drops and your eyes brim with emotions. Sometimes you even turn away from me.
That one rips my heart in two. Then the sun will peek through and the smiles will come...
Creating a Calming Corner for Small Spaces
Calming Corners of all sizes and styles are celebrated because what matters is that you opened the box.
Juggling Big Emotions
As a seven-year-old girl, I remember my grandpa coming over for the holidays and juggling whatever fruit he could find in our kitchen. He taught me to juggle using not lemons, but just three tissues. The fruit was too big for my little-girl hands, but like a set of training...
Behavior Charts: I’m Totally Over It
My friend Katie called me in tears last week. Her three-year-old son Max started having these new, long, weepy temper tantrums every day at preschool drop-off. Katie had the mamma guilt blues. Why was Max getting so upset? He loved school. How could she keep leaving him like this each...
What Two Young Boys Taught Their Grandma About Anger
I gave SnuggleBuddies to my grandsons while they were visiting for Christmas to help them learn about feelings, but what happened next surprised me. You see, that Christmas morning, we had a situation, one that caused my dog to get very, very sick. My dog had gotten into some chocolate candy. ...
I Love You. I Am Listening.
If you are a parent of young children, the big lie is that you are not enough. This week's meditation is a reminder from your higher self to your higher self. Say no to rushing. Say no to self-doubt and judgment.
I Can Be Who I Needed
If you were to think back to who or what you really needed as a kid, what would that be?
