The Thrive Together Parenting framework provides a clear path forward, focusing on three pillars—Connection, Identity, and Intention

Must-Read Parenting Books: My Favourites & What's Next on My List

With intention you can influence what pathways are strengthened in your child's brain, nurturing resilience and well-being.

Parents can nurture the gift of resilience with knowledge of brain development, repeated experience and secure attachment.

This blog post, explores why children often struggle to follow the rules they already know, and some strategies to encourage cooperation.

This blog posts examines what has changed in parenting from the 90's to now. Current trends focus on new research about how children develop

Tips and tricks for parents to support their young child's transition to school. Practical strategies to assure a successful start to school

Tips for planning a successful vacation with young children. Consider your child's temperament, developmental level and current state when p

Strategies to avoid power struggles with your tween or teen and teach valuable life lessons.

Power Struggles - There Are No Winners Power struggles occur when a child is determined to have their way and the parent insists on...

Good job! That makes me so happy! You are so smart! I love your picture! All of that positive praise must be good … right? What if I told...

How To Nurture Intrinsic Motivation In the previous blog post I explained the difference between intrinsic motivation and extrinsic...

Temperament is your child’s unique approach to the world, their natural tendencies. Differences in temperament influence the way children...

Feelings are a window into the inner thoughts and perspective of the child. When an adult attunes to the feelings of a child, that child...

“That’s mine!” “I had it first!” “They hit me!” “Stop!” “MOM!” If you have multiple children, or work with groups of children, this...

Carol Dweck coined the terms fixed mindset and growth mindset to describe the underlying beliefs people have about learning and...

In the last post I gave 5 tips for setting limits. It might seem like telling your child what to do would be easy, but how you do it...

Resilience is often associated with big life events with stories of survival and growth during the most adverse situations. However, the...

A confident parent mindset matters because it affects the way you raise your children, your stress levels and overall well-being.

Children need time to play. How do we find time to provide that in our busy days? Start by taking some of the pressure off of yourself...