Tonight I had the honor of hosting a Healing Story Circle for some of the wonderful moms in my life. One of the things that came up that really stood out to me was how deeply these moms wanted to have this parenting thing all figured out for their kids. I hear that, and I honor that. There’s no harder
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I’m a perfectionist. I really struggle with the idea of pretty good being good enough- in parenting, in work, even in hobbies. I’m working through some of that, and today I made some connections about how sometimes, showing up imperfectly is actually really important! And sometimes, just showing up is the most courageous act. (Today, my toddler decided to show
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Do things that normally seem like no big deal seem really super hard right now? You’re not imagining it, and it’s not just you. Parenting, heck, EXISTING, during a global crisis makes everything harder. Even getting out of bed and putting on pants. Especially getting out of bed and putting on pants. This is the website I mentioned to find
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I just got off the live call with Rebecca, and something she said about having space for our own experiences in order to have the space to support our kids really struck me, so I finally did something I’ve been meaning to get around to for awhile now – I recorded a vlog about how important that space and support
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April 22, 2020 Once upon a time, like a month ago, we had lives that were very different. For some, it meant you had a job outside the home or your partner went to work somewhere else. Maybe you had kids in school. Maybe you worked from home while they were out of the house. For others, homeschooling was already
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Raising Boys Welcome to our final conversation with Nathan McTague of The Center for Emotional Education. This portion of the conversation is about deescalation. Rebecca and Nathan look at how intentionally connecting with our children throughout their childhood can help us when we get to the teen years, by giving them and us the tools needed to move through intense
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Raising Boys We’re back again with Nathan McTague for more Q&A about raising boys. This portion of the conversation is about teenagers, and how to maintain connection with them as they make their way toward adulthood. There is territory that can be tricky, with developing brains wired differently than before. Emotions often come up that may be more intense than
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Raising Boys We’re back this week with Nathan McTague, the co-founder of the Center for Emotional Education and co-creator of the Feeleez line of social and emotional learning tools. He’s a long-time parent educator and full-time father. Our conversation today is about modeling healthy relationships for our children. We want to prepare them to recognize and develop healthy relationships once they go out
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Raising Boys Q&A: Talking about Bodies and Sex with Your Kids Jamie’s Question: I am loving being a boy-mama. My sons are almost 10 & 12. The “challenges” I’m having are (although I don’t have a “problem” with this – just mystified confusion) why EVERYTHING relates to a penis. Everything. “Heh-heh…that rock looks like a penis, you smell like a
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Raising Boys Q&A: Healthy Masculinity We start our conversation today by discussing toxic masculinity. This can often refer to a way that we culturally train boys becoming men to relate to others in ways that are not respectful or connecting, and then missing empathy and the ability to manage feelings. Healthy people are able to connect with themselves and others,
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