This is one of my hot 🔥 topics. Especially when it comes to grandparents.
There is NEVER a time to violate a child’s boundaries, unless of course it means keeping them safe.
Children are often
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Security for a child
Mothers are under a ton of pressure these days. We are to work from home, teach from home, and entertain our babies all day, everyday. We then question our happiness, our mental health suffers, and we
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Assertive Parenting
One of the misconceptions about gentle parenting is that it’s extremely passive. Meaning, the child is in charge. I hear often from readers that the idea of respecting a child is foreign. Most of us
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How the caregiver impacts the child
So many of you write to me sharing your ✨ aha ✨ moment after looking through inner child inspired posts like this one. 6 years ago I began reflecting on my childhood. Not to blame or shame or hold
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The way you treat your child…
When I first became a mama, I carried a ton of shame + insecurity and I took that out on her. I wanted her to perform and fill the spaces that ached inside of me. I needed her to erase my past +
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Ways to respect a child
I was not a gentle parent with my first born. I felt pressured to entertain her at every moment. I had all the gadgets + battery operated toys that I believed made her happy + helped her develop. I
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When a mother heals
This is how I knew. How I knew I was making progress. How I knew I was mothering from a place of healing + not hurt/fear. I, like many of you perhaps, worried often if I was doing this mama thing
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Gentle statements that support a child’s boundaries
We disrespect their limits when we force them to hug. When we force them to eat. When we force them to share, dress a certain way, or “get over” what they’re feeling.
I usually get a lot of push back
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Boundaries as a Mama
What if I told you you’re allowed to use the bathroom alone? Or that you can ask your kids to stop climbing on you? Do you feel you’re allowed to share honestly with your children that you have a date
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