"Where did we ever get the crazy idea that in order to make children do better, first we have to make them feel worse?" - Jane Nelsen (author of Positive Discipline) Through the work I have done as a parent, I am fully aware that I can move into power-over parenting when triggered by my kid’s behaviors. I want to control situations and behaviors in an effort to control my own fears. However, during a conversation with a coworker around the very real harm that can be done when kids are...

"Parenting a neurodivergent child can feel hard because you're not just raising your child — you're constantly navigating a world that wasn't built with their needs in mind." — Nurtured Neuro Kids In the past few years, therapy services have shifted in the way they work with neurodiverse children and adults. Instead of thinking of Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia or Anxiety as individualproblems to be fixed, helping professionals are adopting a neuroaffirming approach which includes: Accommodating,...

“When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.” ~Nora Ephron At Thriving Parents Collective, we offer a workshop for parents entitled “From Surviving to Thriving: What to do when you don’t like parenting.” There have been different phases of my kids’ development where I have not particularly enjoyed parenting. Three kids under 5 years old? No thank you. But this sentiment may have never been as true as it is while I am...