Just like a phone that needs a recharge, our kids’ EF batteries can also be topped up.

Just like muscles grow stronger with repetition and challenge, so do brains.

Skill-building takes time, practice, and plenty of supportive feedback.

Connecting with our children before we correct their behavior serves as a touchpoint.

Stay centered as we move through potentially tricky discussions in the weeks ahead.

Minds tend to rest more calmly in organized spaces, so this is a practice worth pursuing.

It’s ok to listen and sit with our children in their discomfort instead of rescuing or fixing.

Greet the school year in a more confident and connected way.

The arrival of midsummer can be greeted as a reminder and as an opportunity.

As we close the chapter on this school year and look ahead to summer, we’re offered the opportunity to create intentionality around how we’d like our family to experience this upcoming season together.

The habit of feeling grateful is something that grows over time with practice and repeated opportunities, and isn’t something that we’re born with.

Kids, just like grownups, need the resource of self-compassion.

As we strive to nurture and deepen the connection with our children, an essential phrase to use is “tell me more”.

Cognitive adaptability is the antidote to rigid thinking.

Consequences provide learning opportunities through experience.

Boundaries, also known as limits or rules, broadly define how we expect our children to behave.

From friends to grades to sports, letdowns will come in many shapes and sizes throughout childhood.

Change is always possible and we are all a work in progress, even beyond the resolute month of January.

When we’re clear on our values, this can help us to focus on what truly matters.

Guilt will occur naturally within the spectrum of human emotions, and we can intentionally acknowledge it and work to shift future behaviors in a more positive direction.