So today was homeschooling day number 1 here and I wanted to share some insights with you all.

My 7yo hates writing (remaining “side-effects” from school) so I brainstormed with him on how to practice writing. He suggested tracing letters and my first thought was to say,...

One thing that keeps coming up is, “If we validate our kids while they’re struggling (tantrum, anger etc.) then others judge us.” Now ideally, yes we shouldn’t care what others think of us but that’s a destination that I hope you’ll all reach one day...

We say a lot in this group that the best way to teach is modeling. Here are some examples:

Modeling gratitude:

1- Thanking our children for everything we’d want them to thank us for.

2- Thanking our spouse every opportunity we get, “Baba/husband, thanks for taking us to a restaurant...

I hear a lot of “...and I validate my child and still nothing is changing...”

Here’s the thing, it’s impossible for validation not to work. Validating another human being is the single most loving thing we can give someone. There’s absolutely no reason for anyone,...

This is an essential part of TRULY becoming a respectful parent. If you keep wondering why RP is "not working" and why you're stuck in a pattern of being nice to your kids for a few days and then resorting to old methods, its probably because you have your own trauma that's holding you back.

So ...

Have you noticed how hard it is to offer an unconditional apology?

Can you guess what’s wrong with the following apologies? I’ll number them so you can troubleshoot by number.

1- “I’m sorry I yelled at you but please next time don’t do xyz.”

2- “I’m...

A conversation with my 15yo teen nephew.

Me: “Wow is that a shoe rack on your wall?!” (Thinking: is it me or there’s something odd about this shoe rack)

Him: (With a shy smile) “Yes.”

Me: (Sensing, I need to keep my judgement about having shoe racks so up high on the...

As adults, we really suck at stating our needs. I’m sorry to have to be so blunt, but this is the truest of all truths, and it causes so much heartache, confusion and misunderstandings that we really need to address this.

Example: I want my husband to do something for me on my birthday. I...

I feel like I’ve written everything there is to write about kids and their big feelings- from a one-year-old to 18-year-olds.

Why they happen.

What to do.

How to respond.

What not to say.

What TO say.

What to never ever say.

But let me see today if I can push myself and make it super duper...

When a new sibling arrives, the older child feels like their world turned upside down. He feels like he now has to share his beloved mom and dad with this random new addition. And no one even asked him if this was ok... to drastically change his life like this. And BECAUSE of that addition, his...