Surviving the Sunrise: Navigating Early Morning Wakings with Little Ones
Let’s dig into the reasons behind pre-dawn wake-up calls and explore some solutions to make mornings a bit less “Ugh!” and more, “Okay, I got this!”
Honoring Yourself During the Holidays
Creating your own values for the season can help you recenter yourself when you get pulled by competing demands and expectations of others. Here are some goals to keep in mind to shift your experience this holiday season.
Should the Weak Be Made Strong?
Without understanding your child’s true innate gifts, you remain in a constant cycle of trying to fix their weaknesses, which leads to more stress and frustration for both you and your child.
Why We Shouldn’t Call Kids “Shy”
Most of us were raised to believe that being “shy” was an undesirable personality trait. Dr. Hilary Mandzik shares why we shouldn’t call Kids “shy” (& why “shy” behaviors are actually a GOOD thing!)
Birth Plan 2.0: Building a Bigger Family & Better Birth Experience
Building a birth plan for subsequent children. There are considerations to talk through when preparing to bring another baby home.
3 Things to Stop Doing for Happier Parenting
Dr. Hillary Mandzik is a licensed psychologist, parenting specialist and a mom to three young kids. She gives three things to let go of and stop doing for happier parenting.
Identifying What Your Child Is Good At
Identifying your child’s innate gifts and talents is an important part of parenting. It gives you the opportunity to motivate, encourage, and build upon what they need to develop and grow.
Tackling Unknown Biases & Being an Inclusive Family of Allies in a Country with Oppression
We are joined by several of our 2023 expert panelists to discuss the topics of oppression, bias, inclusivity, and becoming allies. We explore how racism, ableism and other forms of oppression show up in healthcare, education, mental health, and in our own personal lives. We explore issues of advocacy, disparities within larger systems, issues with the diagnostic tools we use, the labels we put on others, exploring our own internal biases, and the role of funding in keeping oppressive systems alive and well. We also explore becoming an ally ourselves, while also raising our children to be inclusive allies.
4 Myths About Children’s Meltdowns
Learning to tolerate our children’s big emotions is difficult, but super important and completely possible. Dr. Hilary Mandzik dispels four common myths about children’s meltdowns to help you navigate your kid’s big feelings and your own triggers from your childhood.
Encouraging Responsibility In Your Children
Teaching your children how to take ownership and responsibility for their own goals, and then working towards those goals is a huge part of parenting. We need to encourage responsibility and Nicole Wallace, LCMHC offers tips on the process.