Emotional Literacy
Emotional literacy is one of the foundational building blocks for your child’s future mental & emotional health.
Bedtime Tip
Does your child cry out or get out of bed during the night or early morning? If they do, you are not alone! This is one of most common challenges I hear from parents.
Invisible Care Tasks of Motherhood
You can love your child and struggle with the care tasks of motherhood. A care task is any task, chore, or errand that is required to care for self and keep life going.
Toddlers And Bedtime
The night time delays can just feel endless. And sometimes we’re peeing our pants laughing at the list of things they “just need to do” before bed.
Something to Avoid
This is a very common parenting mistake that I observe in public. “You’re being a bad boy.” “You were a bad girl today.” “Stop being such a bad kid.” “Be a good girl.”
You Are NOT Failing
Parenting and being a caregiver to a toddler isn’t easy for anyone, no matter what social media shows you, or what your friends might share. I know at times parenting can feel isolating and the only thing you might hear or see is the “good stuff” from your friends and family.
1:1 Time With Your Kids
Have you heard people on social media recommend spending 1:1 time with your child each day? I’m someone who recommends this! I suggest each caregiver spend 10 minutes per day of uninterrupted time with each child, as you’re able.
You're Still a Good Mom
Motherhood is portrayed as this dream-like fairytale full of precious picture-perfect moments. While those moments do exist, they don't paint the full picture of what motherhood is truly like.
Hard Truth
Acknowledging that it’s challenging, that we may not always know how to respond, or that sometimes we respond in ways that we later regret is okay. There is nothing wrong with feeling stressed and overwhelmed.
6 Strategies That Support Our Toddlers
Earlier on this week we talked about the WHY behind the “terrible 2s,3s,4s” As a refresher, if we anticipate that these years will be terrible then we approach them with anxiety, dread, and resentment.
When Your Kid is Scared
Your toddler is scared of the slide, or school drop off, or a purple crayon. Maybe it's a valid fear, or maybe it's ridiculous, but either way, we go, "You're fine! Don't be scared!"