FOR PARENTS IN THE WEEDS. We are reimagining support during early parenting, with an emphasis on lowering anxiety and increasing resilience. Bend, Oregon.
03/08/2025
The natural world is an awesome teaching partner.
Together with curriculum designed perfectly by the kids themselves, I sometimes feel like more of a witness to magic than a teacher.
Send your 6-10 year olds my way for magic this summer!
June 23-26
July 7-10
West Bend.
Register at the link in my bio.
03/04/2025
We’re back! General registration is open this week. Join us for the work of childhood:
June 23-26
July 7-10
9 am - 2 pm
Register at link in bio and DM with any questions. 💚
03/15/2024
Still a few spots in After School Adventures, NW Bend.
We start April 1.
When adults step back, kids step up.
Join us Mondays, Tuesdays, and/or Wednesdays in front of High Lakes
Elementary.
09/17/2023
This is the color of fallummer in Bend. That light that comes earlier and yellow-er, and feels like something huge and vibrant and summer is slowing down to something decreasing and inward and fall. Even if it’s only 3 hours every Wednesday, the Outdoor Elementary kids and I are stopping the pace to take this in. It’s happening at a pace so different from the one we live in, we have to carve out space to notice.
👇anxiety
☝️resilience
09/10/2023
Fall schedules in full swing- Bend Parents! Time to regroup. We got this. Register at link in bio.
09/07/2023
An integral part of the positive discipline approach is the belief that to do better, kids must feel better. An environment of blame, pain, and shame for sure temporarily stops unwanted behavior but not only does it NOT foster growth and learning, but it has terrible side-effects- decreased self-esteem, fractured trust, anger at caregiver, generalized fear.
The same is true for us caregivers. Learning new approaches to raising kids with the inner background noise of blame, pain and shame: “that was stupid.” “I’m really messing up.” “why can’t I keep my cool?” and similar self-talk will NOT foster learning but WILL zap our energy and inhibit our growth.
The words we speak to ourselves matter. This is the foundational mindset of our learning together. Practice, not perfect.
Register for the FIRST and FREE talk of fall at the link in bio! Let’s set ourselves on a positive parenting trajectory heading into the new season.
09/05/2023
You’re not the only one in Bend who is ready to send the kids back to school. You’re not the only one who needs some parenting shifts after alllll the time together this summer. You’re not the only one who’s challenged by modern parenting. Join us to break down the common challenges we face and create positive shifts at home. For the kids, for US. Come as you are.
01/05/2023
Second parenting workshop from Raising Rooted Kids! This one’s for parents of siblings.
We want them to be lifelong friends. We want them to know they are important and valued. And we want them to freaking stop fighting! In this workshop we will:
👏🏼address the tiers of conflict
👏🏼examine rivalry and ways parents unknowingly contribute
👏🏼learn to sportscasters not referees
👏🏼anchor our approach in firmness and kindness
👏🏼form community and address internal messaging for the biggest impact!
Register at programs in link in bio.
12/24/2022
We are all naughty AND nice. We can still be loved AND be fully and completely human.
You better watch out - these paradigms are shifting… you better watch out- when we love all their parts (which doesn’t mean we have to be like them) they will love all their parts too… You better watch out- when we fully love our whole selves we can give it out to others freely.
We make mistakes. We are still good for goodness sake. ❤️
.holistic.psychologist
12/24/2022
We are all naughty AND nice. We can still be loved AND be fully and completely human.
You better watch out - these paradigms are shifting… you better watch out- when we love all their parts (which doesn’t mean we have to like them) they will love all their parts too… You better watch out- when we fully love our whole selves we can give it out to others freely.
We make mistakes. We are still good for goodness sake. ❤️
.holistic.psychologist
12/24/2022
Just a reminder 💖 last minute gift for a buddy on the parenting path. Commitment to learning. Intentionally knowing better to do better. Solidarity and snacks.
Merry Christmas.
Register at link in bio ❤️