No is Not the Answer

Please stop saying 'no' immediately. This may sound bold. Not because we're suddenly saying yes to everything but because a conversation is infinitely better than an instant 'no.' A quick 'no'...

3 Things Your Tween Wishes You Didn’t Do

I have full faith in you and your parenting, yet I want to share what some tweens I met with wished were different. 1) Taking their phone away every time they mess up. They feel it’s your...

Keeping Promises in the Time of Conflict

Your adolescent is angry, and she directs it at you. Before school started last fall, you two agreed that submitting homework on time and holding specific grades in each class would earn her...

The Truth About Failing

Failure sounds and feels like defeat and disappointment. Something that we didn't want to happen happened. Yet, its value lies in how we respond to it. I attended a concert where the singer kept...

Upgrade Your Summer to Easy

Finally, we had a normal school year, and our hopes for a glorious summer soared. For it to go well, I recommend having a collaborative mindset and chatting about summer's expectations with the...