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Auburn Opelika Parents: Meet kids where they are. Discover strategies and resources for effective engagement and support in their unique developmental stages.
A Strategy for Raising Amazing Adults: Stop Fighting Battles That Don’t Truly Matter
Children are supposed to be immature. Their brains are still developing executive functioning, emotional regulation, impulse control, and social reasoning. Immaturity is not a flaw; it is a developmental reality. […]
Why We Must Stop Calling Children “Psychopaths”: A Wake up Call for Parents
My family is finally able to laugh about the day my brother accidentally became “the neighborhood psychopath.” He was a sweet, earnest kid who had been hired to walk two […]
The Superpower of Communicate-First
My son is a full-grown, responsible, kind, and capable adult. However, he recently reminded me that effective communication is a skill that requires continuous cultivation. We were on a family […]
Potty Training Children with Special Needs: A Kinder, More Effective Approach
Potty training is a major milestone for any child, but for children with developmental delays, language delays, sensory needs, or autism, the process often requires a different approach. Traditional methods […]
Why Parenting Would Be Healthier If We’d Followed Adler Instead of Freud
I often sit with parents who are desperate to understand why their children do what they do. They are exhausted, confused, and convinced something deeper must be wrong with their […]
The 10 Parenting Mistakes That Changed Me
Last week, I wrote a letter to my children. It was full of words I wish I’d said years ago. It wasn’t a list of excuses or explanations. It was […]
What Is Pervasive Demand Avoidance?
If getting your child to put on shoes, start homework, or even join a fun activity feels like a daily battle, you are not alone—and your child is likely not […]
Collaborative Plan for Conflict
When challenges like morning meltdowns, screen-time battles, or school refusal come up, it’s easy to jump into “fix-it” mode. After all, we’re the parents. But the most meaningful change usually […]
Kids Don’t Need Perfection, They Just Need You
For those of you who feel like you are failing as a parent, hear this: the very fact that you worry about doing it well shows that your heart is […]
Why Communication Matters
When I was in college, one of my favorite courses was Nonverbal Communication because I learned that 55% of communication is body language, 38% is tone of voice, and only […]