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I Thought He Was Watching Me Win. Turns Out, He Was Watching Me Fight. Oct 26, 2026

 

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 ...

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Same Kid. Different Playbooks:When Parents Can't Agree on What to Do Next co-parenting intentional parenting parent coach Oct 20, 2026

 

 

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...

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You Want to Help. They Don’t Want to Talk. What Can You Say? family communication family connection talking to your teen teen emotional regulation teen mental health teen shutdown Oct 13, 2026

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...

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How Can I Ask My Child to Change If I’m Not Doing It Myself? behavior change coaching health and wellness coach healthy habits for parents modeling healthy habits for kids parents model healthy behavior change readiness for change Oct 04, 2026

 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 ...

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Doing Well Isn’t Always the Same as Being Well: Hidden Pressure in High-Achieving Teens balancing school and activities hidden pressure high-achieving teens Sep 27, 2026

 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, ...

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"But My Kid Loves It.” Is Their Body Speaking Louder Than Their Words? anxiety in kids behavior is communication parent coach teen stress youth sports Sep 21, 2026

 

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...

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What's the End Game? achievement pressure athletic division athletic pressure in kids high-achieving teens measured by grades parent coaching parenting teens redefining success teen mental health teen stress Sep 14, 2026

 

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...

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When Should You Step In and When Should You Step Back? build confidence child struggling handle hard things move through discomfort opportunity to learn parent instinct support vs pressure supporting a teen Sep 08, 2026

A simple boundary for knowing when your child needs you to intervene—and when they need room to handle something hard.

A parent’s instinct is often to help.

We see our child struggling with

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Suburban Student Athletes: Driven to Overachieve achievement pressure high-achieving teens parent coaching student athletes under pressure teen mental health youth sports Aug 30, 2026

 

Suburban Student Athletes: Driven to Overachieve

What athletes who reached “the dream” taught me about pressure, achievement and success.

Some of the young people who concern me most

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When Your Adult Child Goes No Contact: What Is It Trying to Tell You? adult child estrangement adult children boundaries estranged parents family estrangement how to move forward no contact parent coaching Aug 26, 2026

 

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...

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Here We Go Again: Redefining Success in Senior Year achievement culture achievement pressure burnout college admissions leadership parenting teens redefining success resilience senior year sports parenting student athletes teen stress teenagers youth sports Aug 18, 2026

 

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...

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The Hard Part of Being Needed Less adult children burnout in young adults communication empty nest family relationships life transitions parent coaching parent wellness parenting teens Aug 16, 2026

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...

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