♠ Raising kids has a way of hammering home insights that are both obvious and always, somehow, slipping from our minds. I remember when I brought my firstborn home from the hospital in August of 1998. He was born 8.5 pounds, which is bigger than the average...
Read More↓ Accepting (even embracing) challenging emotions takes practice, but it's never too late. I’m 56 years old, but, in many ways, it feels like I am just now becoming a grown-up. At long last, I’m starting to look to myself as my primary source of inner wisdom,...
Read More“By approaching this issue in an adult-to-adult way, you are helping both yourself and your grown children continue to develop into responsible individuals who honor each other.” When your children are young, you worry about the day when they "leave the nest." Your time with them...
Read MoreIf you are a parent and feeling anxious, you are not alone. by Kathryn Drury Wagner Back-to-school time is usually a happy stress. This year, the pandemic and school closures have us all feeling extra anxious and stressed in a not-so-happy way. Try these affirmations for returning...
Read More↓ Parenting is one of the toughest jobs I’ll ever love. From one day to the next it is a roller coaster kind of adventure with highs and lows, twists and turns that will sometimes make you travel through a corkscrew. Anyone who ever says parenting is an...
Read MoreTry this mindfulness practice the next time that mean inner voice pops up and starts making parenting harder than needs to be. In spite of my bookshelf from graduate school, much of what I’ve learned about parenting has come from my parents, and my own experience...
Read MoreThree Ways Parents Can Ease Into Summer by Sherianna Boyle – May 27, 2019 Summer fun brings summer stress for parents. Here are three tips for keeping your inner cool in the heat. You made it. Another year has ended, school is out, and now it is time to shift gears...
Read MoreExplore how mindfulness can help you enjoy your family time instead of being anxious or easily provoked by your children into unhelpful reactions. ↓ ↓ Mindfulness is a natural capacity we all have for being aware of what’s happening in the present moment. That sounds simple, but many parents find...
Read MoreCrucial Practice: The Mindful Diaper Change Cassandra Vieten, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and the co-director of the Mind-Body Medicine Research Group at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco. Becoming a mom led her to do research that shows that mindfulness practices can reduce...
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