I’ve been doing parenting activism for years now and the question comes up over and over: what to do when… Read more What To Do When Your Child Has Potty Accidents

So this is what happened yesterday. I wad reading history with my two older children. My youngest was there. He’s… Read more Dealing with a Six Year Old’s EPISODES

I think I figured it out. All day, my four year old was asking me to be with him. He… Read more Your Four Year Old Might Be Looking for a Best Friend

So. Confession. I am a “picky eater.” Or at least I was. I am highly sensitive. Like the rat in… Read more Age 8 is a Great Time to Turn Around Picky Eating

I was having trouble connecting with my four year old. He’s my youngest of three, and doesn’t get me as… Read more A Park Day or Seven: Reconnecting with Your Four Year Old

A child’s propensity for shame shows up in the mid 3s. It shows up a bit before this, possibly (depending… Read more The Mid to Late 3s Propensity for Shame. A Language Change Can Help

We recently fell into a pattern where my eight year old was consistently staying up too late. We have 3… Read more When Your Child is Really Mad: A Lesson on Bearing Pain

It’s a question many if not most children will ask a parent at least once: who, of all your children,… Read more When Your Child Asks Who You Love the Most

I was playing around with my children in our toy room. My 6 year old daughter was taking selfies with… Read more Helping a 6 Year Old Learn to Self-Soothe

My daughter, 5, pushed her brother over (4/6/20). He was trying to find something where she was sitting and thus… Read more Soothing Shame: That “Warm Blanket” is So Important