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Dear Katherine: Why is My Granddaughter So Moody?
Hello, Conscious Parent! Welcome to “Dear Katherine,” a monthly Q&A with real-life parents/caregivers. If you’d like to submit a question of your own, email me at katherine@consciousparentingrevolution.com. Dear Katherine, I have an 11-year-old granddaughter whose emotions are all over the place. Recently, she came home from school in an especially angry mood. I could tell…
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Eradicating the Stigma of “Shy”: Why “Introverted” Doesn’t Necessarily Mean “Insecure”
Are you concerned that your child is too shy? Maybe they’re the kind of kid who hangs back in class. Maybe it takes a while for them to warm up to new places or people. Maybe they prefer to read or draw by themselves instead of playing with a group of peers. As parents and…
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Help Your Child Cope with Back-to-School Anxiety
Following a year of remote learning, many schools across the world are preparing to return to in-person instruction for the upcoming semester. But uncertainty around rising COVID-19 cases and mask regulations is lingering. There are some families who don’t believe in vaccinations and some who are against wearing masks. The personal preferences and the public…
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Compassionate Communication: A Primer on Conscious Parenting Language
With President’s Weekend in my home country, the United States, upon us, I wanted to touch on communication. Whether you’re leading a household or a country, great leadership stems from great communication. There’s a verse in the Bible that states, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” This proverb encapsulates what we already know…
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Why It’s Okay to Raise Kids Who Are Self-Centered
A client once approached me with a rather funny conundrum: her toddler could not get enough of looking at himself in the mirror! Every time they walked by a polished surface, the child would ask her to stop so he could observe his reflection. My client tried to laugh this behavior off as one of…
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