Me: “I said No, you can't.”My son: “But...please! I really want to Mommy!”Does this sound familiar? You already …
Comfort
Parenting Teens at Four A.M.
Guest blog post! Dawn Whitestone parents two teenagers in Winter Park, Florida. In addition to mothering her children, …
Skills That Even Calm Darth Vader
One of my favorite books, RARE Leadership, talks about VCR which is the acronym for Validate, Comfort and Re-pattern. …
The Tendency Towards Intensity
There are times even the best parenting advice and guidance does not work. As parents, we need to learn how to stay …
Returning to Joy
At my son’s final swim lesson of the season, the instructor led my 7-year old to the deep end of the pool to practice …