Children Are Sages
After observing and working with hundreds of children as well as having my own, I have discovered:
The Halloween Dread Reframe
Every Halloween, my son wants to make his own costume. The therapist and educator in me absolutely love his initiative
The Roughhousing Trigger
A Positive Reframe I have had to work on is the trigger I have when my children are roughhousing and my daughter gives a blood-curdling scream even when she is having fun. I know and believe in the importance of roughhousing (see link below) yet have also suffered the harsh reality of aggression and violence. …
Your Bill of Human Rights
You have the right to be you.
You have the right to put yourself first.
Conflict Reframe
Conflict, or times of significant stress, can often be the greatest opportunities for connection, healing, and growth when you learn to embrace the negativity and trust the journey.
Vital Needs
We are all born good and connected which gets disrupted when vital needs go unmet.
Who’s The Boss?
Many systems operate from the assumption that there needs to be a hierarchy, someone at the top, a boss to lead, to have power over.
The Essence of Children
Children are like a river with their own natural flow, pace and direction.
Easter And Our Opportunities To Rise Again
How To Get Calm…From Aha! Parenting
When our child acts out, or lashes out, it’s natural for us to panic. We move into “fight, flight or freeze