I’m writing today to say how deeply grateful I am for you. Thank you for your daily commitment to becoming the parent or caregiver you want to be. Thank you for having the courage to look at how your own beliefs and behaviors may be affecting your relationship with your child. Thank you for the vulnerable way you’ve…

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I don’t know about you, but my holiday season certainly looks different this year. I’ve been thinking about how we can create joy, empower ourselves to connect, and nurture gratitude this season. Wherever you are, however you’re celebrating the holiday season and end of this long, challenging year, I hope you’re able to find moments…

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Has your home turned into a warzone? For many parents, after a long year of being stuck indoors—sharing the same space for work, school, home, and recreation—the pressure may have built to a boiling point. Add in the normal worry and stress many families feel on a day-to-day basis, and you’ve got a recipe for…

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This year’s holiday season reminds me of the opening line in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women: “‘Christmas doesn’t feel like Christmas without any presents,’ grumbled Jo, lying on the rug.” The story is set in the middle of the American civil war, and the four March sisters are grieving over not being able to spend Christmas…

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Remember your child as a baby? When they accidentally hit their head on the side of the crib or get startled awake by a loud noise? Seconds tick by slowly as you wait for the sound of that gulp for air—usually followed by a piercing cry. Breathing: it’s probably the most hard-wired, involuntary function we…

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