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Touching & moving words about raising kids.

The running leap concept addressed by Dr Betsy in her TED talk is a great new perspective for parents to support kids' occasional backward steps before they feel ready to take new leaps/ new challenges & how to support them in their building confidence process. "Backing up is not the same as backing away".

What kids know about motivation (and we don't) | Betsy Blackard | TEDxClaremontGraduateUniversity What if everything we think we know about motivation is exactly backwards? In her talk, Dr. Betsy Blackard shares a new perspective on children’s responses t...

For those grieving during the winter holidays, here is a good resource from the Dougy Center with tips to consider when navigating the demands and stress of this time of the year.

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September is Su***de Prevention month. This article from Olympia Therapy offers information & resources on this relevant topic.

Su***de Prevention: Let’s Get Awkward! Posted by Katrina Swenson, 4

Powerful & moving words from a post from "Inside Parenting".

Since I came across the book by Sandy Blackard "Say What you see", it has been an ongoing parenting resource in my practice. It promotes "a language of listening" to promote and improve parent-child interaction and connection. As a licensed psychotherapist, I highly recommend the book & the coaching skills course & mastery class explained in detailed on the website below. Take a look...

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September is su***de awareness & prevention month. This article from Olympia Therapy has information for parents on the topic with guidelines to support kids' mental health and wellbeing.

Ask The Hard Questions-Their Life Depends On It. As September marks Su***de Prevention Month, it’s a critical time for us to reflect on how we can support the mental well-being of children and teenagers. Youth mental health is a topic that demands our attention year-round. Still, this month is especially dedicated to raising awareness, breaking ...

What a leap it is to go from parenting a child to parenting a teenager.
Ray, A.R. (2023, April 10). Parenting Adolescents – Good Grief! Retrieved from

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Coming across this poem with an important message within & sharing it with all parents.

Prior research has pointed to a range of effects on children’s mental health, linking the use of social media with depression and anxiety. This articles reminds us how social media has remapped the central experiences of adolescence, a period of rapid brain development, which in turn, maybe influencing the way teens’ brain develops.

Social Media Use Is Linked to Brain Changes in Teens, Research Finds Teens who frequently checked social media showed an increasing sensitivity to peer feedback, although the cause of the changes was not clear.

Good article and an excellent reminder for parents.

Being the perfectly imperfect parent is the goal. It’s midnight, and I’m only now going to bed. This is after an hour of scrolling Reddit on my phone, reading a book, or watching a show.