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 | Mar 25, 2021 | Health
Dear Caring Parent, Every year I think about my next-step for my snails paced greening of my household. It’s too much in life’s busyness to do it all at once! I’m a budget watcher and want to know about the reliability of products so it takes me a while to pick... 
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... 
by Natasha | Feb 22, 2021 | Health
Dear Caring Parent, Everyday parenting can be exhausting. Or, every day, parenting can be exhausting. That’s what I am thinking about right now – the sneaky, everyday causes of parenting exhaustion. These aren’t real obvious because they’re so everyday... 
by Natasha | Jan 19, 2021 | CHILDREN
Dear Caring Parent, “I’m exhausted!” I hear parents saying this very often. Parental exhaustion is real. It’s not ok. It’s not, ‘oh well, I’m a parent so of course’. I’ve hesitated to write about this topic now, because with COVID19 and all it’s... 
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 | Jun 29, 2020 | Blog, Technology
Dear Caring Parent, I took a look to see what new research shows about the effect of blue light on our children, given the increase in online activities with schooling-at-home during COVID19. Generally we wonder about eye strain and sleep disruption with blue light... 
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...
