Diet Culture: 4 of the Best Ways to Help Your Kid this New Years
Kids can sometimes pick up on unhelpful messages about body image, food and exercise.
3 Great Methods for Cultivating Gratitude in Children
Much has been said and written about cultivating gratitude and its benefits for individuals and groups of people. Gratitude makes us more resilient, helps us sleep better, helps strengthen relationships, and helps us cope with adversity, just to name a few (see this article for more on just some of the mountain of research out […]
5 Tips for Putting Self-Compassion in Your Child’s Backpack
The first step is practicing and modeling self-compassion yourself.
3 Emotional Regulation Techniques for Kids
Emotional regulation is not something that kids are born with. There are various aspects of life that feel like they should be intuitive for children, but really are not, and regulating emotions is one key example. Others include sleep (can all the adults have the nap that the preschoolers are trying to refuse, please?), and […]
School Transition? 5 Proven Methods to Help
It feels hard to believe, but the end of the school year is just around the corner which means another school transition for your child. And while many kids look forward eagerly to the end of the school year and the beginning of summer, it’s a huge transition for many. If your child is changing […]
Supporting Your Child with School Transitions
It feels hard to believe, but the end of the school year is just around the corner. And while many kids look forward eagerly to the end of the school year and the beginning of summer, it’s a huge transition. If your child is changing levels of school and potentially moving into a different school […]
3 Ways to Help Little Kids with Big Emotions
If you have little kids with big emotions, this is for you. There are various aspects of life that feel like they should be intuitive for children, but really are not. Examples of this include sleep (can all the adults have the nap that the preschoolers are trying to refuse, please?), eating (anyone else have […]
7 Tips to Help Your Child When They’re Anxious
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been finding myself especially disappointed with how hard it is to plan for anything in the middle of the Omicron wave of the pandemic. Things feel unpredictable and uncertain, and it may feel hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Children can feel the same […]
5 Ideas to Support Your Child When They’re Experiencing Anxiety
If you think your child is experiencing anxiety, you may be right. There seems to be a lot to worry about these days. You may be noticing worry in your thoughts, your emotions, and your body. And your child may be feeling it, too. No matter how we try to shield children from experiences that […]
