I don’t know of any parent who enjoys punishing their child. There are many effective and loving alternatives to punishment for guiding a child into greater responsibility. In fact, punishment backfires.

In the time of COVID, it may seem more challenging to express our love to those we care about. Yet, there are clever yet simple ways to do it. In a pandemic, it is vitally important to make those connections! Be like Cupid this February and throughout the year. Make everyday Valentine’s Day!

As we begin to experience some hope around returning to a non-pandemic world, parents are wondering what, if any, are the long-term impacts of this experience on their children. I would expand that to include all of us. Here are ways to increase resilience so that our kids can rebound!

So often we discount our inner guidance. We don’t listen to that little voice or our gut reaction to a situation we may find ourselves in. Refining your relationship with your inner guidance system creates greater safety and more self-trust.

Here are suggestions for enhancing something that we all may be running short on right now, patience.

Virtual school is challenging for teachers, students, and parents. Because children are sitting in front of screens for extended periods of time, here are some pointers for taking good care of their bodies and minds to maximize their focus and physical well being.

Trigger thoughts stimulate a cascade of feelings. Being aware of them can make a big difference in the amount of stress you experience.

With so much chaos in our country and in our world, you may have reached your threshold. Here are some ways to nourish yourself - all aspects of yourself - so that you can expand your threshold and find what best serves you.

Our perspective changes as our children get older. We get older, too! Here is the long view as my daughter turns twenty-three years old. Here are the things I embrace as “most important.”

We are definitely living in challenging, different, and stressful times. Because what we focus on tends to expand - we get more of it - here are a few ideas to notice and refine your focus to support you right now.

With the addition of COVID-19 and the chaos around the start of the school year, young people are under much more pressure than we may have been as adolescents and teens. Here are some very helpful suggestions for assisting your pre-teen or teen daughter in moving through anxiety.

Guiding children to engage in civil discourse is challenging when the leadership modeled at the national level, in the media, and on social media is so off course. Here are ways to do that even in the midst of a political firestorm.

The days of summer are waning. Here are some ideas for creating more fun and relaxation in the days remaining!

How do white parents talk with their children about racism? Here are some ideas to support you through that vital conversation.

Talking with your children about racism is a vital conversation. If you are a white parent, please begin by reading this.

When you believe that someone does not like you, all kinds of feelings can come up. It is important to operate from caring - for yourself and for the other person. That can be hard to do! Here are some concepts to guide you through!

We are faced with things - people, events, viruses - that are highly distressing. Here are some thoughts on those being teachers in a distressing disguise.

How do you feel when you make a decision? Do you make it with ease or experience tension and anxiety? Here are three ideas for making decisions with less stress and more joy!

In closing out 2019 with a deep sense of gratitude, I discovered how the things I am most grateful for are linked to vulnerability. See if that is true for you!

Do you wonder why others are not more cooperative? Do you choose resistance over cooperation? If you would like to experience the joy of cooperation and inspire more cooperation in your life, read on!