I was talking with some fellow coaches when I realized how much pressure I’ve been feeling to get “back to work.” Feeling bad that I wasn’t coaching anyone, creating anything, or doing anything work-related in my mind. Beating myself up for not being where I thought I “should” be a month after giving birth. Thinking […]
Tag: Conscious Parenting
Supporting Your Baby’s Freedom of Movement
How do we support infants and young children in developing robust motor skills and a strong, healthy body? The answer is through respect, trust, and freedom of movement. Within days of giving birth to your precious new baby, you’re back at the doctor’s office establishing pediatric care, and beginning the lifelong routine of “well visits” […]
Raising Children in Authentic Belonging
In our very first moments on earth, we seek connection. We spend our entire lives seeking or avoiding it depending on whether it feels safe or threatening. An important prerequisite for an emotionally healthy home is how safe each family member feels to rest in relationship with one another and grow into their most resilient […]
What is Rupture and Repair?
As humans, we all need to experience closeness to survive. One of our primary needs is the need for connection and safety and, in our earliest years, that is supposed to come from our first relationships. These first relationships set the stage for how we will interact with others and come to view ourselves. When […]
Stupid! (And Other Words You Don’t Want Your Kids Repeating)
You’re having a normal day, out with your kids in the very place you would least like to be judged for your parenting. Suddenly a store employee drops something and your child exclaims far more loudly than anyone wants to hear, “Look what they did! That person is so stupid!” Uh oh… You had hoped […]
On Telling Kids What To Do
When someone wants you to do something, how would you like them to communicate that to you? “Don’t do that. Do this. Stop that. Give that to them. Put that back. Turn that off. Stay here. Sit down. Get dressed. Brush your teeth. Go to the bathroom. Eat your food. Go to bed. Say please. […]