by Lara | Sep 2, 2022 | Raising Resilient Children, Mindful Parenting, Dealing with Hard Things
It’s the most wonderful time of the yeeeeeear! Welcome to Back-to-School season. Regardless of which day you start the 2022-2023 school year, any parent who’s been here can attest – it’s a time of change, new horizons, and oftentimes…worry. Backing Them vs....
by Lara | Aug 1, 2022 | Raising Resilient Children, Mindful Parenting
Ah summertime…a perfect opportunity for our kids to kick back…relax…sleep in…do nothing… WAIT A MINUTE! While we certainly want to give kids a chance to recharge their batteries away from their typical school routine, today we want to make the case for putting them to...
by Marjie | Jun 30, 2022 | Mindful Parenting, Dealing with Hard Things, Raising Resilient Children
“This is life. You don’t get a vote about what you have to deal with. You do get a vote on whether you deal with it or not.” – Barbara Fairfield, LMFT Often, parents are afraid to bring up anything traumatic because they fear they’ll traumatize their...
by Lara | Jun 30, 2022 | Raising Resilient Children, Handling Misbehavior, Parenting Styles, Mindful Parenting
The Swim Meet Incident It was one of those cringe-y times in parenting. Last week, my 9-year-old son crossed the line and got himself into trouble. I’ll spare you the details, but suffice it to say he got kicked out of his swim meet for taking a dare. The dare...
by Lara | Jun 13, 2022 | Raising Resilient Children, Mindful Parenting, Community, Dealing with Hard Things
In this 9-minute interview with Christine Merser for her Ladies Who Launch series, Marjie shares some basics for how to approach the topic of scary news with our children. Family Leadership Center is committed to being a place to come for support in becoming a family...
by Paige Trevor | May 4, 2022 | Raising Resilient Children, Parenting Styles, Mindful Parenting
Children have their own mountain to climb… Have we accidentally found ourselves in the terrain of parenting our younger self instead of the actual child that lives in our house? Were we asked to grow up too soon, do too much, and perhaps even parent our own parents?...
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