by Natasha | Oct 19, 2022 | Blog, CHILDREN
Dear Caring Parent, There are some nuances in early language development. Marci wished she’d known this when, at her daughter’s wellness appointment, the doctor said ‘there’s a problem here’. She descended into mom guilt. It’s great the doctor is paying attention....
by Natasha | Sep 28, 2022 | CHILDREN
Dear Caring Parent, I was wondering what D of parenting I would write about, when the other day a dad and I were talking. His focus was on how he and his wife discipline differently. I like to write about things I hear parents telling me about so here we go on...
by Natasha | Mar 23, 2022 | CHILDREN, Parent World
Dear Caring Parents, There are two Bs in your parenting experience that are fun to think about. They can help you out of guilty times and allow some annoying things to even be funny. It’s all about adopting these two Bs – becoming and being. I must admit...
by Natasha | Jun 23, 2021 | CHILDREN
Dear Caring Parent, Summer is in full swing! I finally have this year’s ALWAYS NEEDED supplies for family outdoors activity. Pack your bag with these and you will be ready for most things. It’s taken me a bit longer because I wanted to test a couple of them out before...
by Natasha | Apr 15, 2021 | CHILDREN
Dear Caring Parent, Sometimes when we parents hear the prompt to provide calm parenting, it feels like an insult. That’s because there’s a problem with being a calm parent. How can I be calm when my teenager is slamming doors? And then there’s my...
by Natasha | Mar 12, 2021 | CHILDREN
Dear Caring Parent, Are our children disconnecting from themselves because we are ‘shoulding’ our children into disconnecting? We live in a culture of ‘shoulds’. For example, we should walk 10,000 steps a day, or more, for health. Then there...