By Caitlyn Dunn, LCSW Word Count: 1837 Let’s open up some myths about emotional regulation in children! Picture this: you’re in the parenting trenches, trying to keep cool while your little ones run amok. You’ve probably heard all sorts of advice...
Word Count: 2521 By Caitlyn Dunn, LCSW Children’s behavior can be aggravating, especially when it’s at odds with how you think they should act. Forget about it. All hell can break loose. In this blog, we’ll delve into the intricacies of children’s...
Parenting a difficult child can sometimes lead to overpowering emotions, leaving you feeling overwhelmed and detached. At times, you question whether you even like your child. It’s an everyday struggle – every explosive outburst or challenging behavior can...
What if we focused more on mothering our kids than on parenting them. It may seem a slight difference, but words matter. The words parenting and mothering have two very different sentiments. Parenting evokes this sentiment of protection and guidance. It has a...
Have you ever sat down and thought about a parent’s role? What the heck is our job?!?? According to society, the role of parents entails educating and socializing children to function in society. From a religious perspective, the role of a parent is to care for...
We’ve become obsessed with our children’s behavior, but not in a good way. Our homes have become places where we police rather than share our priorities, concerns, and values. We focus on our kid’s behavior because we think it reflects our own...
We’ve all been there. An older brother is bothering his younger brother and won’t stop. Now older brother is on top of the younger brother jumping on him. They’re both screaming. It’s loud and chaotic, and you want it to stop NOW. So you yell,...
I felt so confident when I became pregnant with my first child. I was ready. I felt like, “I got this!” However, my firstborn had other plans for me. She rocked my world in so many different ways. She was a force with which to reckon! I had to learn a new...
“I want my kid to listen without having to yell at him.” Sound familiar? I get it. When we yell, it feels like it’s our kid’s problem; in reality, it’s more about us than them when we yell. Yelling has become the new spanking. If we only...
Ah, summer, the days seem to breeze by. Everyone in the family is generally in a good mood. We’re outside and not glued to a schedule. We usually do things at about the same time, but there is a relaxed, not as structured rhythm to it. Then August hits, and...
