Have you noticed that most of us hate electronics for our kids but can't survive without them ourselves?

This was a sort of revelation to me one day- as obvious as it seems right now to say.

But it feels so so hard when all our older kids wanna talk about is their video games or you tube videos AB...

Eisa: “Mama, I think I love Jannah more than she loves me.”

Me: “Yeah?”

Eisa: “Yeah. It makes me sad.”

Me: “That makes sense. I totally get it.”

Eisa: “You do?”

Me: “Yes. I always felt that way about people I love. That I love them more than they love me and it made me sad.”

Eisa: “Then what d...

#HealingOurselves

Bad News: No one is coming to save you.

Good News: You're all you need to save yourself.6

Research also shows that people who believe in a Higher Power do better in life, so in other words, your emaan (faith) is also going to help!

There are three steps to the healing process a...

 Sometimes parents post here saying, “My kid hit me.. what should I do? She hit me so hard that I got a bruise! How do we positive Discipline THAT?!”

And I think what they’re saying is, “I’m feeling attacked by my kid. This is not fair. It doesn’t feel very fair. I’m the parent. I should be respect...

It’s time for our #dontworrylist again 😉

We’ve been talking about what worries us about our kids. What would happen if we didn’t worry etc. and worry robs us of our ability to enjoy our kids.

Also, worrying takes up precious energy.

You want to be 100% sure that you’re worried about the right thi...

It’s summer and I’ve gotten PMs from moms asking what kind of “academic activities” they can do for their kids to teach them stuff. Yet other moms are worried their kids won’t be “preschool ready” at age 3/4 and how can they catch them up on their alphabet and counting. Some moms are worried that th...

It's always so exciting for me to talk to a new client/parent and get to know their story, and have the honor of helping them.

Lately I've had a few clients who had concerns about their toddlers screaming a lot. (This post is definitely not just for parents of toddlers though)

I was very intrigued...

For a lot of parents, slowing down with their child seems like a lot to ask. They feel like they have too much going on to pause for their child's emotions, to mediate the fights between siblings and to problem-solve trouble areas rather than issuing commands.

I get it. I've never met a parent who ...

When your child is having big feelings; anger, sadness, disappointment, frustration or even excitement ("hyperactivity"). What's really happening is that it's like they have a storm inside.

Or in other words, their brain is experiencing some kind of stress response ("fight or flight").

Their immat...

Can I tell you what the number one cause of consistent bad behaviors is?

Whether it’s your toddler’s perpetual hitting or your tween’s huge tantrums or your teen’s utter defiance... the underlying reason is always the same.

In fact, this applies to yourself too. And it’s a simple formula.

Poor...