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Jan 25, 2022
2 min

Live in the US? Teach Your Children About Race.

If you live in the United States, there is no escaping racial sensitivity. Here are four steps to help you handle this topic in your family

Jan 10, 2022
2 min

How to Tell it's Time For a Family Routine Update?

Family routines are advised by parenting experts, and for good reasons. It's just that routines should adjust to the family's changing needs

Dec 9, 2021
1 min

How Resilient Are Children, Really?

We keep saying that children are resilient, but how resilient are they? And where does this resilience come from? Can it be replenished?

Oct 12, 2021
2 min

Children Are Not Mini-Adults

As parents of young children, we often get frustrated with their behavior and forget that they don't know better. It is our job to teach ...

Jun 7, 2021
3 min

Instead of Monitoring our Children's Social Media Accounts...

Monitoring our children's social media accounts might bring us peace of mind but it could be doing more harm than good for several reasons.

May 27, 2021
2 min

Quality Time With Your Child is Everything!

There is a reason why spending quality time with our children is so important. It goes beyond building memories and having a great time.

May 20, 2021
3 min

Don't Raise an Obedient Child

Obedience is a highly prized quality in many cultures. It also makes parenting easier. So why would I suggest not raising an obedient child?

May 11, 2021
2 min

Depleted, Defeated, and Lost

If we, the grownups, are having trouble picking ourselves up from the aftershocks of last year, how do we expect children to? How can we...

May 5, 2021
2 min

School, Summer, and Uncertainty...

Vacation time, finally! Could it be that your child's idea of a summer vacation is different from yours? If it is, here is what you can do

Apr 6, 2021
3 min

The Most Valuable Gift You Can Give Your Child

we want the best for our children, but it is not about education, sports, and community. The most valuable gift that we can give our childre

Mar 30, 2021
2 min

Did You Just Yell at Your Child? Here's How to Fix it.

We are all human. Sometimes life is just too overwhelming and we lose it! Feeling angry is ok. Taking it out on others isn't. The most impor

Mar 23, 2021
2 min

Exactly What is Play?

When we think of playing, we think of keeping a child busy. But that's not quite what experts have in mind. It is more than just busy, it is

Mar 15, 2021
4 min

3 Reasons Timeouts Do More Harm Than Good

Timeouts are a popular way of disciplining young children. It is fairly benign and easy to implement. If only it wasn't so broken.

Feb 16, 2021
3 min

Learning When to Let Go is a Parenting Skill

It is our job as parents to take our children from 0 to ready to face the world in about 15 years. The sooner we teach independence and...

Feb 12, 2021
3 min

That Child Who Can't Stand to Lose

Competition comes with two big emotions that can be hard to control. How can we help our child to win well and lose better?

Feb 2, 2021
2 min

Bored Children = Bad Parenting?

Children absolutely should experience boredom sometimes. It is just as important for their development and being busy.

Jan 12, 2021
2 min

What Are We Teaching our Children about Cultural Insults?

Teaching our children about micro-insults can foster negative feelings between friends. We need to be more intentional about how we teach it

Jan 5, 2021
2 min

Please Leave Young Children Out of This

Why are children learning to code and memorizing the periodic table by age 5? Let's think realistically about what we are doing here.

Dec 14, 2020
4 min

Protect Your Loved Ones...I Mean Legally

Multicultural families are often raising their children alone. This makes us vulnerable. How can we protect our loved ones no matter what?

Dec 8, 2020
4 min

And so it Begins

Today, I am so excited to "turn on" the OPEN sign for my new parent coaching practice. Here is the story of how it came together.