My Son Saw Me Struggle. I Didn't Know He Was Watching.
My son and I have this little thing we do.
We send each other Instagram posts. Usually the sentimental ones about mothers and sons, growing ...
Same Kid. Different Playbooks: When Parents Can't Agree on What to Do Next
"We need to stop rescuing him."
"He's struggling. Can't you see that?"
"And when exactly is he going to learn to tak...
Five conversation starters for when something feels off with your teen—and you don’t know how to bring it up.
“How was your day?”
“Fine.”
“Anything going on?”
“No.”
You can feel the convers...
How coaching helped one mom move from a long list of concerns to one realistic place to begin.
A client recently said something that stayed with me:
“How can I ask my son to make healthier changes ...
When everything looks fine on the outside, pressure can be easy to miss.
Your teen is doing well.
Grades are good. They have friends. They’re showing up.
Maybe they’re taking challenging classes, ...
Headaches, stomachaches, trouble sleeping or exhaustion can be part of the message.
Here’s what to watch for and when to get curious about the load your child is carrying.
Lately, I’ve been coac...
For my family, the answer has a lot less to do with grades, college names , job title, or athletic divisions.
We are raising kids in a culture that loves milestones.
The grade.
The team.
The leade...
I seem to be hearing the words "no contact" everywhere lately.
I hear them from parents I work with. I see them in estranged-parent communities. And increasingly, I see adult-child estrangement be...
Well, here we go again.
Senior year.
My third child is a senior, and we’re barely into the school year. Already, social media is filling with college acceptances, athletic commitments, scholarshi...
For years, parenting asks us to do.
We organize, solve problems, drive, advocate, and step in when something goes wrong.
And then, almost without realizing it, our children begin to need us differe...