I don’t know about you, but my family has wrestled with the transition back to school. Trying to find a workable rhythm …
Validation
Big Upset and Big Joy
Like many of us, Matthew, my six-year-old son, continues to learn how to handle BIG feelings. Just today he was having …
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 …