When you become a parent (whether birthing parent or not), your brain primes for learning. While you might be a little more sleep deprived, you also become more attuned to the feelings and needs of others, and you gain significant practice in a number of skills that are vital to leadership.
Something to consider is your own parenting style and how it aligns with how you parent with food. Because of diet culture’s influence on how we feed our children, it’s not uncommon for a parent to approach food in a way that is different from their own parenting style.
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!”
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.
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.
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!)
Building a birth plan for subsequent children. There are considerations to talk through when preparing to bring another baby home.
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 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.
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.
