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The Lime Tree – Giving Back

The Lime Tree – Giving Back

The lime tree outside Love Parenting Studio is one of my favourite things to nurture. There is such a direct correlation between me loving-in on it and it thriving and it giving back. This is the last of this season’s limes, but it knows I am alongside it and...
Transitions are Hard

Transitions are Hard

Think of when you don’t want something to end. Like a massage. Then think of what the masseuse does to clearly and respectfully cue to you and hold the boundary. They don’t say…” ok…5more mins” and then “ok…another 5...
Partnered…But Feeling Un-Partnered

Partnered…But Feeling Un-Partnered

Parenting is hard enough. Doing it day-in and day-out while feeling lonely in your partnership takes it to a whole other level. Wishing your co-parent could step into both the co-parenting and the romantic relationship more than they have been able to makes for big...
A Useful Reframe

A Useful Reframe

To the mamas and papas who had their adult children move back in when COVID hit.  To the parents up in arms over which school to enrol their child in.  To the caregivers of the littlie who just got a scary diagnosis.  To the folks of the child who is school refusing. ...
Yelling Shame

Yelling Shame

The most common thing for parents I meet with to be stressed and shamed about is their yelling. They report being mightily confused and confronted by how they can calmly manage a team of staff at work only to elevate into a shrieking hot mess around that particular...
Our Child’s Anger

Our Child’s Anger

We are all trying to raise kids who can manage their anger. In order for them to grow that skill we need to let them feel the feeling so they can experientially learn how to navigate it.  Day-to-day life will deal them a bazillion opportunities to navigate anger if we...