by Natasha | Jan 11, 2022 | CHILDREN, Relationship
Dear Caring Parent, Have you noticed these two A’s in your parenting experience – acclimation and acceptance? We usually think of acclimation when we’re changing seasons or hiking higher mountains. Acclimation means to adapt to a new temperature,... 
by Natasha | Apr 15, 2021 | Relationship
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 | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog, Relationship
Dear Caring Parent, I’ve been thinking about telling vs listening lately as I talk with parents and children. While some things definitely need telling, I’ve concluded that we could all do a lot more listening. At home and in schools. How do we parents get... 
by Natasha | May 27, 2020 | Relationship
Dear Caring Parent, Covid19 parent is it more busy or is there what some call a ‘great pause’ for us? Many of us find ourselves busy in new busyness. I marvel at what this requires of parents. An invisible group of molecules is changing us a lot. So it... 
by Natasha | May 14, 2020 | Relationship
Dear Caring Parent, Letting go – for parents, it’s a constant dance. We attach then we let go. It’s not that we suddenly ‘let go’ when our children finish school, get married or begin their career. Instead, parents experience many phases of letting... 
by Natasha | Apr 29, 2020 | Relationship
Dear Caring Parent, Saying no to children can be hard! I was just talking to a dad about how to not over-spend the budget for a birthday. It got me to thinking, again, about how hard it is saying ‘no’ to children! After my conversation with this dad, I...
