I could write an entire book on epic parenting fails. When my youngest son was 4 he had a special electric guitar he adored. He was quite a destructive boy and would often accidentally break my things. One day he broke something special of mine and I lost it. I took his precious guitar, smashed […]
Recently on my From Surviving to Thriving at Home parent weekly webinar I invited Psychotherapist Cathy Lumsden on as my special guest. We started to discuss control in the context of parenting and relationships. The need to control causes problems in relationships. I mean, who wants to be controlled? Imagine your partner trying to control […]
We’re going into week 6 of quarantine and parents have been expressing concern around screen time and how much is ok? Parents are struggling with working from home, schooling from home, and having time to themselves. Many are sheepishly coming out of the word work confessing their child has been on the screen more than […]
Right now it is more important than ever to be taking good care of yourself so you can take care of your family and thrive during this time, rather than just survive. Imagine coming out of this stronger than you were before! More disciplined with things you couldn’t do before! More connected to your family! […]
So, you’ve been drafted to be your child’s teacher. NOW WHAT?! Not only that but you’re balancing all of that with working from home, trying to find out possible new stream of income, while parenting through a global pandemic. No biggie, right? Put any mental health issues on top of all of this and it […]
I can’t begin to tell you how many Pink Shirt Day/Anti bullying assemblies I have spoken at over the years. How many inclusive workplace initiatives I have sat through. Too many. And I hate to say it, but if assemblies and initiatives dedicated to stop bullying was going to solve anything it would have already. […]
The prickly kids have always been my favourite. You know, the defiant, argumentative ones. I’ve always had a special place in my heart for them, and now I’m parenting one. At the age of 6 my son was diagnosed with Oppositional Defiance Disorder, ADHD, Anxiety, and Depression. At the age of 8 he was suicidal. […]
I got a phone call from my 13 year old son’s school telling me he had left the building. That’s right, just up and left school and now they didn’t know where he was. He had never done this before so I honestly didn’t know what to say. After moments of silence, the Vice Principal […]
How do you know when it’s time to push your kids through hard stuff and when it’s time to bring them close to shelter them? When do you “rescue” your kid and when do you let them venture out to learn on their own? Great question. There’s no easy answer. My parenting has been a […]
When we lack boundaries, our lives feel chaotic and out of control. This builds up inside of us overtime causing great distress often revealing itself as disregulation, which I define as “going bazzerk”. Who usually gets the brunt of all of it? You guessed it, our family or those closest to us. When we don’t […]
