Last week I spent an afternoon on the beach with my family, away from the laundry and the groceries and any type of screen whatsoever. We got very little “done” that day but I realised afterwards how invigorated I felt, ready to take on my next tasks and not nearly as stressed or anxious as… {read more}
Personal Growth
How Giving Back Paves the Way for Healing
February of 2013 and the months that followed was one of the darkest periods of my life. A miscarriage plummeted me into a deeply emotional place and I had never felt so low or lost in all my life. I had two amazing sons already, nearly 2 and 4 years old at the time, and… {read more}
How to Unlock Your Child’s Full Potential {Video Interview}
Last year I was interviewed for the Be The Best Parent You Can Be video summit, a series featuring 22 parenting experts hosted by Jeanne-Marie Paynel of Voila Montessori. The series aimed to share ideas about nurturing children’s full potential as well as support parents in their caregiving role. Here is my interview, I hope… {read more}
May I never forget… {A Poem for My Grown-Up Baby}
This is a letter to my daughter, my third born. I hope you will read it when and if you have your own children one day, and understand some of what I felt as a mother when you were growing up and be assured of just how much I loved (and love) you. Dear Daughter,… {read more}
How Can We Cultivate a Positive Attitude? A Workshop for Families
I wish I could say that I woke up every day like this… That just isn’t reality, though! You will know as well as I do that life is not always full of white sheets and sunshine. The never-ending laundry pile and a forecast of rain during school drop-off are only two of the inevitable challenges a… {read more}
How to Start Connecting with Your Kids ~ A Strategy Every Parent Should Know
In the moments after giving birth to my first son, I wasn’t thinking about what I should or should not do. I was simply loving my son. I was holding him, kissing him, telling him I loved him, soothing him, making sure he was warm, soaking in every little detail of his being. In my… {read more}
Help for Yellers: Learning to Manage Your Response {+ Printable Daily Reaction Journal}
I have read what feels like a zillion articles on yelling. I know yelling is bad. I know it hurts my kids and our relationship. But here’s a confession: I also haven’t totally stopped yet. Why is that? This is a perfect example of when knowledge and action are not in alignment. That means knowing a piece of… {read more}
How Learning About “Sensory Processing” Can Help You Understand Your Child
My three year old was crying uncontrollably and I could feel my anxiety rising. “My socks!” he screamed. “Mommy doesn’t understand what you mean! What about your socks?” He kept on crying and I kept on asking, helpless. I simply had no idea what was going on. When he finally calmed down, he told me… {read more}
