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6 Ways You Share Power in Your Home

6 Ways You Share Power in Your Home

by Lara | Aug 4, 2023 | Raising Resilient Children, Parenting Styles, Mindful Parenting

Why Sharing Power Matters The traditional family model for hundreds of years has been a “Power-Over” model. The parents hold the power; the kids learn to live and grow within that power structure; and one day the kids grow up to build their own family, in which they...
The Power of Cooperative Play

The Power of Cooperative Play

by Lara | Jul 7, 2023 | Raising Resilient Children, Community, Cooperative Games

Do you ever feel like life itself has turned into one big competition for our kids?  As a parent, I find myself constantly pulling my kids’ focus away from “who’s better at XYZ.” I work to turn their attention to others and fight off the Me! Me! Me!...
The Long-Term Value of Teaching Kids to Be Capable and Can-Do

The Long-Term Value of Teaching Kids to Be Capable and Can-Do

by Andy Hooper | Jun 6, 2023 | Parenting Styles, Mindful Parenting, Alfred Adler, Raising Resilient Children

Andy Hooper has served on the board of Family Leadership Center since its founding in 2016. He and his wife, Susanna have two college-age children and, therefore, many honest, funny, and wisdom-filled stories to share on raising kids and living life to the fullest in...
From Toddlers to Teens: Setting Limits and Enforcing Boundaries

From Toddlers to Teens: Setting Limits and Enforcing Boundaries

by Lara | May 2, 2023 | Raising Resilient Children, Mindful Parenting, Alfred Adler

Imagine for a moment that you live in an alternate society. In this society, your home and community laws are determined solely by an all-powerful ruler that monitors everything you do, both day and night. The laws are fairly clear, but occasionally you find yourself...
Lessons from a Crocheted Penguin

Lessons from a Crocheted Penguin

by Lara | Apr 5, 2023 | Raising Resilient Children, Mindful Parenting, Dealing with Hard Things

Have You Tried The Woobles Yet? If you haven’t heard of them yet, you surely will soon. Crochet figurines (usually small animals) called amigurumi have been around for a long time. In July of 2020, The Woobles company started packaging the concept into all-inclusive...
Learning About Love on Life’s Stage

Learning About Love on Life’s Stage

by Lara | Feb 2, 2023 | Raising Resilient Children, Parenting Styles, Mindful Parenting

What does a musical theater production have to do with love? Well, I was about seven years old, and it was the setting for one of my earliest memories of my parents as a couple. In other words, it had dawned on me for the first time (at least consciously) that they...
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