Is Pursuing External Achievement Bad for our Kids?
I want to admit a flaw in the way I used to think about External Achievement. I used to believe that if you valued and chased external...
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- Mar 7
- 1 min
What's the Big Deal with Emotions?
Scientists, spiritual leaders, psychologists, therapists, parenting experts all seem to stress the importance of emotions. Why? Why are...
- Feb 21
- 1 min
What Most Parents Want for their Kids
I was listening to a podcast episode with Oprah recently and heard this... In life, the only thing we can do is "Prepare and Respond." ...
- Feb 7
- 2 min
Kids Can Learn that their Mind Makes Up Thoughts
When did you realize that your mind loves to make up stories and thoughts that are not true? It's a strange thing to grasp - your mind is...
- Oct 9, 2022
- 2 min
When Kids Ask Why Bad Things Happen...
Chances are, you have at some point wondered - why do bad things happen to people? And when we try to find an answer, we find ourselves...
- Sep 25, 2022
- 1 min
Did Anyone Tell You This When You Were Little?
How come no one told me how powerful and impactful the secretive, quiet thoughts in my head were until much later in my life? For years,...
- Sep 11, 2022
- 2 min
We Need to Normalize This as Parents...
Let's normalize talking to our kids about topics that we haven't figured out ourselves and don't have all the answers to.
- Sep 4, 2022
- 1 min
Learning to Listen to Your Emotions
What visits us everyday... but often times in a new disguise? Emotions!! Literally every single day…. Every single day! No matter how...
- Aug 21, 2022
- 1 min
Back to School in a "Conscious" Way
Back to School we go! We started school this week and it's always bittersweet. On one hand, you are excited to have some routine and free...
- Aug 8, 2022
- 2 min
A Lesson on Self-Love From a Dog? How?
Profound life lessons can come from unexpected places, not just school or books or our parents. I was recently left speechless when my...
- Aug 1, 2022
- 2 min
What's the Difference Between Spirituality and Religion?
What's the difference between spirituality and religion? One of my favorite answers to this question is this: Spirituality is asking the...
- Jul 25, 2022
- 2 min
Kids Can Journal at a Younger Age Than You Think
We get a lot of messages and DM's from parents wondering if their kids are too young to journal at 4 or 5. Many just assume they are. We...
- Jul 18, 2022
- 3 min
A deeper perspective: how to stay calm when kids mess things up
Our kids learn how to deal with hard moments by observing how we react to daily challenges. Our reactions are powerful teachers. It is...
- Jul 12, 2022
- 1 min
Are Your Kids Happy Naturally Or Artificially?
The challenge for our kids today is that they are surrounded by artificial, temporary ways to boost their happiness.
- Jul 4, 2022
- 1 min
How To Help Your Kids Be Aware Of Their Emotions
Being aware of our emotions gives us an advantage as we go through life.
- Jun 28, 2022
- 1 min
How Self-Love Helped My Daughter Take Feedback Positively
We wanted to create something that was missing and very much needed for this next generation of kids.
- Jun 21, 2022
- 1 min
Why "Focusing" is Becoming Harder for Our Kids
More kids now are struggling to focus than ever before. So what can we do as parents to preserve and increase our kids focus?
- Jun 14, 2022
- 1 min
Help Your Kids Embrace Fear
The way we connect the dots in our life matters and can make life more meaningful. All we need to do is pause and pay attention.
- Jun 7, 2022
- 1 min
Why Embracing Failure is Essential for our Kids
Failure... Take a minute to notice the feelings and thoughts that come up when you hear that word. For many of us feelings of...
- May 31, 2022
- 1 min
6 Relevant Messages Mister Rogers Shared 50 Years Ago
We are big fans over here of Fred Rogers (creator & host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood from "back in the day".
- May 24, 2022
- 2 min
A Wise And Humble Teacher Every Kid Should Learn From
There is so much in nature that reminds us of who we are.
- May 17, 2022
- 2 min
The Importance Of Carving Out Time And Space For Your Kids
Well, this week my beautiful quiet, internal thinker talked and talked about some things that happened at school for 45 minutes!!!
- May 9, 2022
- 4 min
Helping Kids Navigate Hard Moments with Friends
Why do hard things, bad things happen in life? This is such a hard question to answer especially for our kids.
- May 2, 2022
- 2 min
A Story About Anger, Friends and Taking Deep Breaths
Why stories are a powerful tool to inform self-discipline and values in our children?
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