Power Struggles: Why We Get Stuck In Them & How to Move Toward Problem Solving

We’ve written a lot about connection, empathy, playfulness, and choices. These things can all decrease power struggles and grow cooperation. But in this blog post,

Practical Tips To Turn Uncontrolled Emotional Outbursts Into Big Wins

If your child has overwhelming emotional outbursts, focus on whatever process they used to work through their big emotions, even if it took them a

Want Kids to Value Your Advice? Try This.

  Caroline was thoughtful as I described how our young adult kids call from time to time and ask us to help them think through

Whose Problem Is It?

  Deep inside most parents is a strong urge to control their children. It may seem beneficial or even “work” for a few years, but

An Unconventional Solution to a Child’s Resistance

  We often see a common parenting cycle when kids are prone to anxiety. In short, it goes like this: Child feels anxious Worried, but

Are You a Charlie Brown Grown-Up?

We’ve all been there. A child sasses, lies, whacks a sibling or shirks a responsibility, and we feel compelled to tell them what they did

Beat the Monday Blues with Sunday Lavender

In a coaching session, Karen shared that their family’s weekly schedule seemed to take them captive every Sunday night. Lilly, their third-grader, unofficially declared it