Generational patterns and conditioned responses can have a significant impact on how we parent. While these patterns aren't intrinsically good or evil, it's important to consider whether they still benefit us and our family.

Summer vacation is officially over, bringing forth a new academic year. While most welcome the weekly routine that provides more consistent structure, we also find ourselves anxiously awaiting what's to come and the obscurd new challenges.

Most traditional parenting approaches work from a how-to perspective, placing emphasis on conditions we can’t control, while negating a deeper understanding of our teen’s experience. Let’s look at a different parenting theory, Positive Parenting, one that explores attachment, mutual respect and collaboration.

Empathy has become a buzzword of sorts, yet empathy has the power to stand the test of time. That is, if we can see it for its full potential and not a superficial concept that merely checks the box of putting yourself in someone else's shoes.

While we can’t directly observe the brain, science and research have given us opportunities to understand it is developing and how the stages of brain maturation impact the day-to-day choices, behaviors, and reactions of our teens. Let’s dive in together!

Feeling the pressure to excel in every role? Discover why embracing your priorities can lead to authentic fulfillment. Learn to integrate your professional and personal lives in a way that nurtures both, while also ditching the myth of a perfect “work-life balance.”

Big breath in, big sigh out…Take a moment to tune in, paying attention to your breath and your body’s physical responses. What do you sense? What do you feel? Allowing your breath to find it’s own natural rhythm, what will you discover in this moment of quiet?

Experiencing a crisis can be fiercely messy; a nagging feeling that something is amiss. This realization disrupts the equilibrium and highlights the need for change. As uncertainty intensifies, we find ourselves daring to ask, Who am I? 

Cutting can be an incredibly frightening issue for caregivers, yet understanding what self-harming is can help you prioritize safety and effectively address this behavior with your teen.

As parents, we often wonder if our teen's behaviors are "normal." Unfortunately, the answer isn’t a straightforward one, which make it even more difficult to sort through all the moving pieces of information. Let’s examine the different factors together and determine what’s “normal” for your teen.

Our words have an impact; it shapes how our teens view themselves and their capabilities. Learn how mindful communication and self-reflection promote healthier connections, and foster healthy development for your teens.

What I once perceived as a loss was actually a perfectly disguised gift. I merely had to uncover the veil of what is. Carter and Violet have reminded me that quality is worth embracing, even within the smallest quantities of time.

Explore the ever-so-common parenting practice of self-inflicted guilt, shifting from parenting shame to acceptance of what is with a simple parenting practice, My teen is and they still are.

With time, healing takes different forms and provides opportunities for growth, especially when we’re willing to take responsibility for our heart’s quest for something different and our mind’s understanding that what was, no longer is.