Many parents assume intentional parenting means letting children do whatever they want. It doesn't. Intentional parenting combines connection, validation, consistency, and clear boundaries to help children develop emotional regulation and resilience.

Even good parents break down sometimes. A raw and honest reflection on parenting stress, emotional release, and the invisible mental load so many moms and dads quietly carry every day.

Working parents often carry a quiet psychological split between professional responsibility and emotional attachment to their children. This article explores the nervous-system conflict, guilt, and emotional weight many parents feel when leaving their kids for work—and why that pain does not mean they are failing.

There are 852 dinosaurs in my bed… and somehow, my child still doesn’t want to be alone. This isn’t clinginess—it’s something deeper about how kids today seek comfort, connection, and safety.

What if one small word could completely change the way your child experiences you? Sometimes the difference between disconnection and emotional safety is as simple as replacing “but” with “and.”

A simple shift from “be careful” to intentional language can change how your child approaches risk, builds confidence, and learns to trust their own judgment.

Most parents try to teach emotional regulation by telling their child to calm down—but kids don’t learn it that way. In hard moments, children learn emotional regulation by watching how you respond. Here’s what’s actually happening in your child’s brain during a meltdown—and how your calm presence teaches them more than words ever can.

I’m not falling apart—but I’m carrying everything. This is what high-functioning overwhelm really looks like for moms who still show up, lead, and hold it all together.”

I thought my child wasn’t listening—until I heard how much I was talking. This is what changed when I stopped overexplaining and started saying less.

If you feel like your child isn’t listening, you’re not alone. But here’s the part most parents don’t realize: Your child might not be ignoring you… they might be overwhelmed by how much you’re saying. When kids stop responding, it doesn’t always mean defiance. Sometimes, it means their brain has simply checked out. Why Kids Stop Listening (It’s Not What You Think) A child’s brain is still developing—especially the part responsible for: processing language holding multiple i

Strong-willed kids humble you fast. I've raised them two different ways—and learned what actually works.

I’ve been a mom for two and a half decades (okay...saying that out loud feels wild), but I’m also a mom of a 4-year-old and a 1-year-old. So in a lot of ways, I’m living motherhood twice—and I am incredibly grateful to the universe for that. My older boys are 24 and 19 now, and they are incredible human beings. I’m proud of them in ways I can’t even fully put into words. They’re kind, capable, and strong—and I’ll never take that for granted. Watching a child you once held in

If you started this week already feeling behind…it’s not because you’re failing. It’s because you’re carrying too much. Monday mornings have a way of making everything feel louder. The laundry that didn’t get finished. The emails already waiting. The mental checklist that never really stopped running over the weekend. And before the day even fully begins, there’s already this quiet pressure sitting underneath it all: I need to catch up. But what if you’re not actually behind?

There’s this expectation that weekends are supposed to feel easier. Slower. More connected. More fun. But for a lot of parents…weekends can actually feel heavier than weekdays. And if that’s you—you’re not doing anything wrong. The Truth No One Talks About During the week, life has structure. There’s school. Work. Schedules. Built-in breaks from each other. Even if it’s chaotic, it’s contained . But weekends? They remove all of that. And suddenly, you’re left with: More time

Most parents think their child’s behavior is something to fix. But behavior is communication. When a child feels overwhelmed, disconnected, or misunderstood, they don’t have the words to explain it. So it comes out in behavior. The goal isn’t to control the behavior—it’s to understand what’s underneath it. When you shift from reacting to understanding, everything changes.