5 Signs of Reactive Parenting + How to Regain Your Calm

by Katrina

“STOP FIGHTING!  YOU HAVE BOTH LOST SCREEN TIME!” you scream at your kids.  You are frustrated and exhausted, and you feel guilty for yelling AGAIN at your children.   You let your emotions get the best of you and you’re ready for a...

8 Highly Sensitive Child Parenting Strategies

by Katrina

Your child is crying…again. This time, over something that seems trivial to you. You may think your child overreacts to everything. But, it could be something different. It could be that your child is highly sensitive. There is a lot of discussion about how to...

100 Conversation Starters for Kids

by Katrina

Sometimes, as parents, we get into a monotonous and very robotic way of interacting with our kids.  You want them to feel loved and connected, but are out of creative things to talk about.  You ask the same, old questions and they give you the same, old...

How to Help an Anxious Child: 5 Tips + Books and Resources

by Katrina

If you’re looking for ways to help an anxious child, you’re in the right place. I am not a psychologist, nor am I a doctor.  But I am someone who spent most of my personal and professional working years around children.  Foster children, students, children...

How Can Positive Parenting Encourage Personal Development? 7 Things to Start Doing Today

by Katrina

Positive parenting can seem very abstract. What is it? How do you do it? And furthermore, how can positive parenting encourage personal development in kids? It makes total sense that parents everywhere are tired of losing their tempers and want to practice positive...

A Happy Home: What it REALLY Takes

by Katrina

When I started to think about writing a 31-day series on household happiness ( 31 Days to Household Happiness), I had to brainstorm what my idea of a happy home was.  I came up with a list of things that I believe contribute to a happy and peaceful home. The series...