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How to Cope with (and Avoid) Feeling Overwhelmed
This interview is about the best ways to cope with (and avoid) feeling overwhelmed – and how…
Managing Emotions with Two Sides of a Coin Principle
What Do Tantrums and Eye Color Have in Common? A common description of children with ADHD is…
Use Code Words To Help Complex Kids Cope with … Everything?
We use code words in our family to facilitate communication, ease emotionally intense situations, and aid in…
Are You In Threat Mode? 6 Tools to Stop the Yelling
Yelling Doesn’t Calm The Chaos Why do we yell, even when we know it’s ineffective? Instead of…
Help – My Teenager is Under the Influence of Hormones!
When it comes to matters of paying attention, you need to focus on the process, not the…
4 Clues that Family Members are Stressed (& 3 Tips to Help)
Nobody’s Perfect Even the most balanced and grounded parents have “off” days. Life and work stressors can…
Six Brain-Based Tips to Help Your Child Get Things Done
Do you constantly nag your child to do homework and chores? If so, you’ve been working really…
Parents Letting Go: 4 Steps for Complex Kids
You know what captures the essence of parenting better than anything? It’s that moment when you realize,…
Graduating Seniors in Quarantine — Here Come Those Tears, Again…
Four years ago, my daughter was a graduating senior – from High School. When I dropped her…
Resentment in the Time of Quarantine
There’s more to do (now that there’s nothing to do) than you ever imagined possible. I mean,…
Is Your Quarantine Like Ours?
With quarantine comes many missed milestones: concerts, athletic events, senior nights and graduations. Nobody’s fault, but so…
Growth vs. Fixed Mindset in Kids and Adults
One of the most basic beliefs we carry about ourselves has to do with how we view…
