One of the first recommendations I often give families who come to my office struggling with their relationship with their children is: “Start having family dinner together a few nights every week.” I have seen firsthand how sharing meals transforms the lives of...
Discipline, consequences, and boundaries can all sound like bad words. You might immediately think that these words mean spanking, yelling, and time-outs. In the past, discipline often meant revoking privileges, physical punishment, or sending kids away from...
Parental preference, and the parent guilt that goes along with it, is SUPER COMMON! Do you ever have it where your child really wants you to put them to bed, but you can’t? Your partner tries to put them to bed, and they scream “NOOOO!! I only want...
Photo by cottonbro from Pexels “Mom, I had it first!” “No, I did.” “It was mine!” “I don’t want to share.” Push, hit, grab… One kid is crying, one child is screaming. Eventually, you snap… “Ok fine! Give your brother the toy NOW!” There’s only so much...
Photo by Mary Taylor from Pexels It can be scary to send our little babies off to school for the first time to a place where they will be meeting so many new people. As we send our kids off to school, we can have meaningful conversations to help them build...