In the third part of this series, we’re focusing on ourselves for a change. As parents, so much of who we are and what we do revolves around raising our kids. So, when they start leaving the nest, it can feel a little unsettling at first. But this shift also brings a chance for personal...
In the previous post, I shared three valuable lessons about sending your child off to college—the excitement, the challenges, and the emotional adjustments that come with this major transition. But one of the biggest shifts happens gradually, often in ways you don’t expect: the evolving relationship between you and your child. For me, this realization...
In a world that never stops changing, few transitions compare to sending your firstborn off to college. My oldest, now heading into his third year at his university, has grown in ways I never could have imagined—but so have I. As I prepare to send my younger son off this fall, I feel a bit...
I’ve had friends reach out about parenting during a pandemic. They assume that because I am a social worker and because I’ve got two little guys of my own, that I’ve got this handled. Truth is, I don’t. None of us do. Parenting during a pandemic is hard. When the country began closing down over...
We are in an unprecedented time. Schools and places of employment are closed. Entire states are requiring people to stay at home. There are new challenges we face: our kids may be being educated at home while parents work from home; we may not be able to access services or supplies as easily as we...
Meeting face to face with a bear in the woods. Taking a math test. What do these events have in common? Each are events that cause the brain and body to feel stress. Seeing a bear in the woods is a dangerous, potentially life threatening, situation. The brain responds accordingly, sounding an alarm to alert...
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