Want to overcome your parenting triggers? Maybe you need to learn how to put the brakes on your unhelpful automatic reactions and choose intentional responses instead. A cornerstone of respectful parenting is mindful communication. In this video I’ll share 4 steps that will help you regain your equilibrium when you’re triggered by a conflict with […]

After recording my last video about turning parenting reactions into parenting responses, I was asked for more clarification. So I put together a handy cheat sheet. Post it on the fridge and you’ll have lifeline when the sh*t starts to hit the fan. When conflict arises between parents and children, parents sometimes try to grit

A child’s job is to resist, assert their autonomy and push against boundaries in order to learn about their own power. A parent’s job is to survive them doing this – in all the forms it takes. When their nervous system is in fight/flight mode, sometimes it takes the form of intense or explosive expression