“No one should touch your private parts unless it is to keep you clean or healthy.” I know that this commonly stated sentence is meant to protect and educate our children about sexual abuse, but here is the problem with it: It does not give the child say about their…
Here is why your kids need a ‘Chore Culture’.
Many parents do everything for their kids. And I mean everything. We may think we are being supportive and kind to them by doing all of their laundry, cleaning up after dinner, making their bed, and taking care of their pets- but we are actually doing them a huge disservice….
Want something done? Ask the busiest person you know.
I am so impressed by my kids’ (soon to be) Aunt and Uncle. They are two of the busiest people I know and they still find time to spend with my kids. Plus, when they are with them, they are 100% with them in the moment. I always feel that…
What is Disassociation?
Have you ever watched one of those nature shows where a lion is eating a zebra while it is still alive and wondered- “How the hell is this zebra dealing with this?!? He is still breathing and they are ripping open his stomach!” The answer is- disassociation. And you may…