Empowering Parents, Nurturing Joy
The pressure parents feel to do everything perfectly can be tough in the best of times. Add a crisis into the mix—like the one my community just experienced with Hurricane Helene—and the weight of “doing it all” can feel positively crushing. As part of my effort to support our community, I’m offering free coaching and …
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As a resident of Asheville who recently evacuated due to Hurricane Helene, I want to offer support to families navigating the chaos caused by the floods. Like many of you, I’ve felt the deep uncertainty that comes with such disruption. For parents, navigating this crisis while also trying to maintain a sense of normalcy for …
There's a sentiment I’ve heard echoed among those who study the nervous system: once you begin to see how it works, the world around you never quite looks the same. This has certainly been my experience, and it serves as a significant driving force in my work with parents and educators. Our remarkable neural network, …
I’ve collaborated with many parents of young children who had never heard the term temperament before our time together. While it’s surprising that more pediatricians don’t educate around this topic, it’s completely understandable that parents wouldn’t necessarily come across it on their own. In this article we’ll explore a brief definition and history of temperament, …
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We live in a complex and challenging world, and we want our children to be resilient, to be able to cope. We, as adults, also endure many stressors that can influence our own patience or energy when responding to moments of distress in our children. As a result, it’s common practice in many communities to …
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