For mental health awareness, we can start by naming the emotions that come for our children.

Allowing our children to speak their minds at two years old helps them learn that their voice matters.

If you get a Spring Break, take a walk in the natural world with the eyes of a child.

What are we saying to our children without any words at all?

Every single thing we say around our kids matters. It becomes their inner voice.

You are the parent. Be the place where all of their emotions are safe.

From toddlers to teens, when what I want for my teens conflicts with what they want, either they or I will be tantruming.

Parenting is learning that no one is responsible for my emotions but me.

Christmas is about slowing down enough that we can see each other.

The children will remind us what’s important at Thanksgiving.

Returning to family, or having our kids return home to us, hopefully brings comfort for the holiday season.

Sometimes if I’m dysregulated and stressed, it’s because I'm in the wrong lane.

Sibling squirmishes teach kids about the boundaries of appropriate human interaction.

To keep the peace and fit in, we all wear masks.

As our kids slog through adolescence, sometimes they need our presence more than our advice.

Lots of lessons learned when one person believes enough to make a group of kids into a team.

Stepping away from everyday life, however you can, helps with parenting and being a human.