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How to Live Happily Ever After
Does "happily ever after" really exist? The fairytales all left us there immediately after the prince wedded the princess, and we all grew up...
45: Why Creating Marriage Health is Good Parenting
Countless research articles all point to the benefits of children living with both of their parents, but outside of the external benefits, why is...
40: What Men In Failing Marriages Need To Know
Tired of your wife not being interested in sex, snuggling, or... you? Feel like your marriage is failing and you don't know what to do about it? Are...
36: What You Can Do If Your Husband Isn’t On Board With Getting Relationship Help
Frustrated because your husband won't go to marriage counseling, a coach, or therapy? Here's exactly what you can do: stop waiting! In episode 36...
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Why You Can’t Cry
Maybe as part of al-anon, therapy, or another intervention, you learned about boundaries and cut people out of your life that felt toxic. There's a...
Mom, I’m Not a Crybaby
Imagine you're watching a child struggle at the playground. Tears start to fall as his big sister pushes in front of him. His mom pulls the phone...
6 Mistakes Most People Make When Setting Boundaries
Have you always wondered what boundaries really are and how to hold them with your family? In this six-part series called Getting The Love You...
Behavior: How Not Using Stoplight Charts Can Improve It
The use of stoplight charts negatively impact the child at worst and are an ineffective tool in managing classroom behavior at best. There are a variety of different evidence-based programs that teachers can utilize instead, and some that encourage the added component of mindfulness to take self-regulation and cognitive ability a step further. Work with your teacher and school to help them help your child today.
Living with Alternate Realities: Loving Someone That is Bipolar or Paranoid Schizophrenic
Loving someone that is bipolar or paranoid schizophrenic is easy. Living with them, sometimes, is not. They are related...
She was four…
She was four. Her body shook. Her heart felt fiery and tight, trying to hold down her rising stomach. Her mom was screaming about the mess; toys...
How To Be More Attractive To Your Child (Or Spouse!) Than A Video Game
In our homes, it's so easy to fall into the trap of being busy with all of the doing of adulting without even really connecting with our kids until...
Watch Now: Mini Masterclass from Fearless Parenting: Separation Anxiety at Drop-Off
Handing over my crying baby to a person I barely knew and having to leave her to go to work was a source of major anxiety for me as a new mom. The...
Responding to Tantrums
My daughter was screaming, crying, sobbing. "I want to watch Dory in the basement!" she repeated, over and over again. My dad and his wife...
Using Play to Teach Self-Soothing, Impulse Control, and Motor Planning and Sequencing Skills
One of the reasons why I love talking about using play with children is because it's such a BOGO. It moves the energetic state of parent AND...
Lessons on Trust From the Larry Nassar Case
I read a piece Glamour did, compiling parts of all of the victims' testimonies in the Larry Nassar case. It was heartbreaking. What...
The Blame Game – Saber Tooth Tiger Edition
Just a little bit ago I got up in my dark office and headed toward the kitchen. Suddenly I tripped on a package of boxes that someone must...
My Gift to You: Free Quick-Reference Child Development Guide for Ages 0-18
Part of my problem as a parent used to be just not trusting that I was doing the right thing for my children because I didn't always know what the...
You’re a NBI (Need Behind It) Detective!
As a parent coach, I specialize in ages 0-6, those super important programming years. Everything the parent does and says while the brain is still...
Christmas in Cleveland
Cleveland should really start to market itself as a major Christmas tourist destination. Between our fluffy snowfalls, myriad of festivals,...
10 Alternatives to Time Out
Drum roll please! Presenting.... ... 10 Alternatives to time out! So we all know by now that spanking is essentially assault (don't believe me? ...
Do You Have a Sippy Cup Launcher?
My favorite approach to solid foods after 6 months is called "Baby Led Weaning". Have you heard of it? It's a fantastic way to introduce solid food...
The Great Binky Debate
While parenting has been such a beautiful awakening since I read The Conscious Parent when my first child was so young, it is rare that I have...
Judge a child by its mother
I feel like almost every parenting wrong move is predicated by one thing: fear of judgement. Whether it's from your spouse, your mom, your Facebook...
How do I stop my older child from pushing my toddler?
Sibling rivalry is always challenging, but let's talk about violent toddlers. Little brother or sister were cute the first year, but now they're...
Shame, Blame, and Anger: How We Set Our Kids Up for Failure as Adults
"Shame is a focus on self, guilt is a focus on behavior. Shame is “I am bad.” Guilt is “I did something bad.” How many of you, if you did something...
Emotional Coaching through Tantrums
TANTRUMS. Whining. Crying. O.M.G. Every day, I see hundreds of questions asking, "What should I do when my child throws a tantrum?" We see it as...
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