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 Lara | Mar 7, 2022 | Alfred Adler, Parenting Styles, Mindful Parenting, Community
Raising children is a path that millions have walked before and millions more will walk in the future. So, shouldn’t parenting feel like being part of a big club? Yet, sometimes our individual parenting journeys can make us feel all alone and isolated, especially when...
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