In the last post of this series, I wanted to give a few practical ideas about having effective conversations with your teens. Throughout the series, we discussed timing, developing trust, and showing responsibility by taking your share of the hurt or wounding that may occur…

I am so pleased to introduce yall to Boone, the 3-year-old Bernese mountain dog! I was lucky enough to take Boone home with me 8 weeks after he was born, and when he weighed 8 pounds. See heart melting puppy picture below. He was one…

Anger is one of the core emotions, and researchers are still trying their best to understand all of social, biological, and emotional factors that play into it. One difficult thing in parenting is that you may SEE a lot of anger in front of you…

As adults, we make think it strange or unbelievable that our children could worry and stress as much as us adults do in our world. We are juggling, jobs, relationships, money etc. It is easy to think when our children come to us with worries…

I have recently been teaching a mindfulness class through an amazing non-profit called Mill Village in Greenville, SC. It has been so rewarding to watch this group of kids more accurately understand their emotions and handle stress. What is MINDFULNESS?! Mindfulness is simply the practice…

During times of intense emotion with your child, it will be very hard for you to have a logical conversation with them. As with all of us, the emotional part of our brain kicks in, and it needs a chance to de-escalate before we can…