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09/10/2026

Reminder: Your child isn’t the only one growing up in your house. Parenting will grow YOU too. 😮‍💨🙃

Finish this sentence in the comments
“Parenting has taught me to ______.”

05/15/2026

We can’t prepare kids for a digital world by pretending it doesn’t exist.

Today we had conversations about AI, technology, critical thinking, and digital literacy with the next generation.

I couldn’t help but think about how often devices are tied to discipline with teens, but removing access isn’t the same as teaching responsibility.

Because eventually the phone comes back.
The app gets redownloaded.
The technology is still there.

So the real question is: did we help them build the wisdom, boundaries, and awareness to navigate it differently?

Not just restriction, but relationship, conversation, and guidance.

Because technology isn’t going away. Yes, we have a responsibility to protect, but also to prepare.

Motherhood is sacred… but let’s tell the truth too: it can also be stretching, joyful, lonely, triggering, healing, beau...
05/10/2026

Motherhood is sacred… but let’s tell the truth too: it can also be stretching, joyful, lonely, triggering, healing, beautiful, exhausting, and holy all at the same time.

Today we honor the mothers who are:

🤍 laughing deeply with their children
🤍 breaking generational cycles
🤍 soaking in sweet moments they once prayed for
🤍 learning regulation while teaching it
🤍 apologizing and repairing
🤍 grieving what they didn’t receive
🤍 trying again after hard moments

And to the mothers carrying grief today whether from loss, estrangement, infertility, complicated relationships, or simply the ache of motherhood not looking how you imagined your heart matters here too.

At Parenting for the Culture, we believe nurturing children starts with nurturing the hearts raising them.

May you feel seen today beyond what you produce, beyond how “well” you parent, and beyond what everyone else sees online.

And may you have permission to fully enjoy the beauty, laughter, connection, and love this day may hold too.

Happy Mother’s Day to every mother and mother figure in our community. 💐

This viral video is a lot to unpack.It shows a mother “disciplining” her son after he allegedly hurt her cat. In the vid...
05/02/2026

This viral video is a lot to unpack.

It shows a mother “disciplining” her son after he allegedly hurt her cat. In the video she is yelling, cursing, and making him repeatedly slam his PS5 into the ground.

Let’s address the obvious: harming an animal is serious and it does need to be addressed. But how is this approach helping that? Spoiler alert: it isn’t.

If discipline is meant to teach, we have to slow down and ask: based on what just happened, what does my child still need to learn? What skill am I responsible for helping them build?

What if he actually learned …

* How to value life and living things
* How to experience big emotions without acting them out in ways that hurt others or things
* How to pause and regulate his body before reacting
* How to take responsibility and repair harm instead of escalating more damage

Now here’s where it gets interesting. When we look at that list, we don’t just see skills a child needs. We also see skills it appears his Mom could benefit from also.

As parents, we can sometimes believe we are “teaching a lesson” when we’re actually only teaching cycles of violence.

My heart goes out to this mother. It’s hard to teach skills that you were never taught yourself. I don’t know her story, but if I were to hear it, I imagine there may be familiar patterns of anger, punishment, and survival-based parenting that show up under stress because that’s what once felt normal or necessary.

The question isn’t “should there be consequences?” The question is what kind of response actually builds something different where accountability and emotional learning can happen without harm.

08/23/2024

As many of you know, my background includes being a school social worker/counselor, and for over a decade I've witnessed the ingredients that literally makes or breaks student success throughout the school year.

I've been talking to parents and some have shared some of their biggest headaches throughout the school year which has confirmed what data shows, "over 70% of parents report feeling unprepared to support their child's academic AND emotional needs throughout the school year."

📌For this '24-'25 school year we are called to THRIVE, not just survive.

I'm launching a virtual meet-up for parents who want to improve the ways they support their child (and themselves) this school year!

To keep the space more intimate, it will be for a set amount of participants.

If you are interested in joining the waiting list, feel out the form in the comments below!

I’m currently disciplining myself on breaking the habit of telling the kids to “Be Careful”Here’s why:📌 Lack of Specific...
07/09/2024

I’m currently disciplining myself on breaking the habit of telling the kids to “Be Careful”

Here’s why:
📌 Lack of Specificity: “Be careful” is too vague and doesn’t give children clear guidance on what they need to watch out for.

📌 Instills Fear: It teaches kids to avoid taking risks, trying new things, and making mistakes because they might think something bad will happen.

📌 Lost Impact: If said too much, it becomes like elevator music—totally ignored.

📌 Missed Learning Opportunities: Kids can safely engage in risky and challenging play for healthy growth and development.

So when baby boy was practicing his Spidey skills on this fence, instead of projecting my fears on him it was an opportunity to:

✨Foster Awareness: By encouraging him to notice his surroundings and his body movements. Things like, “Notice how the fence feels under your hands” or “Do you see where you can place your feet next?”

✨Problem Solve Together: By asking questions, like “What will you do if you feel uncomfortable?” or “How will you get down safely?”

Breaking the “Be Careful” habit helps me be more intentional AND helps my little spidey be more aware, confident, and ready to take on the world—one fence at a time!😅

Is it just me or does it feel like those two words just came built in us as parents???…which I get, we all just want to keep our babies safe!

❓👉🏽Is “be careful” something you say often? Have you ever paid attention to just how often?

How am I daily fighting the “be careful” urge?
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