by Natasha | Jun 16, 2022 | CHILDREN
Dear Caring Parent, We all encounter this – the one big ‘C’ in parenting. Control. Control is that every present feeling, according to dear Webster, that we have ‘the power to direct behavior or a course of events’. And of course, as parents we do... 
by Natasha | Mar 23, 2022 | CHILDREN, Health
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 | 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 | 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 28, 2021 | Health
Dear Caring Parent, Let’s grow how we are listening to our children differently. We parents often say, “You’re really suggesting I listen more to my child? All I do all day is listen to them! They are screaming, whining, speaking their words of... 
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...
