I had a great conversation today with Sheila Storrer of Mercer of Luscious Mother: Life Coaching for Moms. I shared why I love Positive Discipline, how to parent with the brain in mind and tips for pandemic parenting.
When existing summer plans went out the window, the task of figuring out what to do with twelve weeks was a bit daunting. This would be our second time planning these same months, and we were already sad about cancelled camps and travel. Yet summer was rapidly approaching so it was time to get planning.
I recently shared tips with writer Nancy Schatz Alton in ParentMap on how to effectively use empathy with our kids. When we are mindful of how we use it, it can be one of our strongest parenting tools from birth through adulthood. Read more here.
Writer Nancy Schatz Alton beautifully summed up my thoughts on chores for ParentMap Magazine this month.
This week on King 5 News, I shared why parents should let go of blame and teach kids how to solve problems by focusing on solutions.
This week on King 5 News, I shared how to have regular family meetings.
If you are interested in having family meetings in your own home, I recommend reading Family Meetings: Your Most Powerful Parenting Tool before getting started.
This week on King 5 News, I shared how to respond when your tween or teen says, "I hate you" and other hurtful words. For more tips on this topic, check out "When Your Teen Says "I Hate You."
This week on King 5 News, I shared how to lessen the use of praise and focus on encouragement instead. For more tips on this topic, check out Beyond Praise: Building Self Esteem Through Encouragement.
This week on King 5 News, I shared my top tips for keeping the summer fun for kids (and parents too!)
For more tips on raising grateful children, read Gifts & Gratitude: Helping Children Appreciate The Holiday Season.
This week on King 5 News, I shared tips for talking to your kids about gun safety.
This week on King 5 News, I shared tips on how to move through those stages when children show a preference from one parent over another.
For more tips on this topic, check out the blog post Daddy Do It! What To Do When Kids Play Favorites.
Dust off those strappy sandals and pink taffeta gown, because prom isn’t just for kids anymore. One Seattle mom is giving all moms a chance to redo prom without all the drama of our teen years. Seattle Mom Prom is the prom you always wanted; great tunes, good friends, and no waiting around for someone to ask you.
This week on King 5 News, I shared tips for keeping your partner relationship strong.
This week on King 5 News, I shared tips for watching the Super Bowl with children around.
For more tips on this topic, check out Game On: 5 Tips For Watching The Super Bowl with Kids.
Can you imagine if your partner said, "put on your shoes" ten times before you left the house? Is there any reason to listen to the first nine times? By the tenth time, you might be ready to throw your shoes out the door and tell your partner to go by themselves!
And yet, with our kids, we yell orders from the other room and wonder why our demands are not met. We repeat them again and again, ramping up our own anger and frustration.
They ignore us and we keep demanding.
This week on King 5 News, I shared why conversations around difference are so critical for our kids.
For more tips on this topic, check out Raising Culturally Aware Children.
This week on King 5 News, I shared the top parenting shifts we can make in the year ahead
For more tips on this topic, check out Parenting Intentions For The New Year
I am not a big fan of new year’s resolutions. We come up with a list of things to do better, to be better, to spend less, and lose more. We think about all of the things we don’t like about ourselves and decide January first is the day to make all of these changes at once. Both my professional background and my life experience have taught me this is an ideal recipe for failure.
