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I write to work through and make sense of the tough parenting moments. Sometimes these are patterned, repetitive scenarios that feel unavoidable. I know that when something is challenging and uncomfortable for me, you too may be experiencing something similar. I share these stories as a way to encourage myself and you. We’re not alone. Parenting brings up anything we haven’t worked through and healed in ourselves. I hope you find these experiences supportive.
At the end of a recent evening talk, a woman came up and said, "Eighty percent of my ...
By Kelly Bartlett
I use the word “empathy” a lot when I’m talking about parenting. ...
As a kid, I often heard: “Don’t be full of yourself.”I remember my mom sitting on the ...
It all began when I knit her my 14 year old daughter a sweater. She’d accompanied me to the ...
A few nights ago I was on a Zoom for parents of middle schoolers and an impromptu theme ...
I’ve been thinking about you. This is a tough time for everyone, including parents.
It’s ...
My heart ached because of the obvious social injustice that permeates every aspect of our ...
Remember that day last summer when I took the girls to the pool and I decided to get out of ...
It’s summer and my daughter and her friend want to go to the pool to play. I fantasize that ...
Mother’s Day is a sweet time to recognize all the good.
I feel so lucky because I’ll be able ...
Being a parent brings up loads of baggage -- memories, judgments, regrets, and even feelings ...
It was the end of our summer time together.
My sister and I had a van FULL of kids, hers, ...
n recent weeks, a new book called “Grit,” by Dr. Angela Duckworth has made quite a splash, ...
Shortly after Eric finished up my 7- week parenting series, he sent me this story which ...
When my relationship with my teen was really rocky I did some research and found these 7 tips ...
As much as we wish it weren’t true, our relationship with our parenting partner, how we ...
If you’re like me, you’re struggling right now to wrap your head around all that’s been going ...
The topic of lying came up in my parenting class last week. We were role-playing parents’ ...
It just slipped out. I didn’t mean to say in front of the 25 parents who’d come to learn ...
Being on autopilot has gotten a bad rap. Mindless, unconscious, not thinking, a cognitive ...