Empty Parking Lots & The Negative Space, Attempting to See the Unseen (TPP 073)

  When the world is drowning in another crisis, how do we care without creating [...]

Why Overcomplicating Emotions Harms Us and What To Do Instead (TPP 072)

Let’s stop overcomplicating emotions. They are not a labyrinth that needs to be navigated with [...]

How to Have Respectful Interactions With Children, 30 Easy Ideas (TPP 071)

Being respectful with children, no matter how frustrating they can be at times, is such [...]

Unconventional Back-to-School Ways Parents Can Prepare for the New School Year (TPP 070)

As the back-to-school season approaches, it’s not just your child who needs preparation – it’s [...]

Your Child’s Unmet Needs, Hidden Opportunities, and Dealing with Discomfort (TPP 069)

  The child’s needs are the parent’s responsibility. We do everything to make sure we [...]

Don’t Blame The Brain For Your Thoughts & Feelings (TPP 068)

  What is the cause of our emotions? Is the brain at fault for all [...]

How to Encourage Children to Do Their Best (TPP067)

  As parents, we want to encourage our children. It’s the right thing to do, [...]

One Must-Read Book On Emotional Regulation You Cannot Miss (TPP 066)

  If you only had time to read ONE book on emotional regulation, which one [...]

How the Child’s Sense of Self & Boundaries Help with Emotional Regulation (TPP 065)

  What does the Sense of Self and their psychological boundaries have to do with [...]

Navigating Life Storms & Finding Strength in Dark Times (TPP 064)

  Navigating life storms, facing personal losses, and overcoming adversity is challenging as it is. [...]

Understanding Assertiveness & How To Teach Children To Be Assertive (TPP 063)

  Assertiveness is that special quality we want our children to have. But what is it? [...]

Podcast Update: Exciting News & What to Expect in 2023 (TPP 062)

  What are you looking forward to this year? Now that 2023 is here, and [...]

The Secret Lives Of Children & Why They Keep To Themselves (TPP 061)

  When a child avoids talking to us it may feel like they have secrets [...]

The Right Gratitude Attitude That Supports You In Parenting (TPP 060)

  Gratitude is a helpful practice for all parents when done right. How we see [...]

Why Resourcefulness Is The Skill Of The Future & How To Help Children Be Resourceful (TPP 059)

  Resourcefulness makes children Future-Ready. It is one of three core skills our children will [...]

Why Resilience Is The Skill Of The Future & How To Help Children Be Resilient (TPP 058)

  Resilience makes children Future-Ready. It is one of three core skills our children will [...]

Why Self-Regulation Is The Skill Of The Future & How To Help Children Be Regulated (TPP 057)

  Is self-regulation really that important? Not only is it important, it is the skill [...]

What Makes Gadgets So Addictive & How To Prevent Digital Dependency in Children (TPP 056)

    Is your child glued to gadgets and screens? Do they seem completely obsessed [...]

Podcast Update and Adapting to Adversity

  It’s been too long of a pause between episodes! An unintended one at that. [...]

Technology-Loving Children & Misguided Parents, A Warning To The Wise (TPP 055)

    Too many parents are tricked into believing gadgets are great for kids. Are [...]

Have The Courage To Guard Your Children And Your Parenting (TPP 054)

  Do you have the courage to guard your children? We must protect them and [...]

The Parent’s Self-Esteem & How Much Does It Matter? (TPP 053)

  What does a parent’s self-esteem have to do with how children feel about themselves? [...]

Will Your Child be Prepared for the Future? Helping Children Become Future-Ready (TPP 052)

  What do future-ready children look like? Since the future is so unpredictable, there must [...]

How To Raise Children With The Future In Mind (TPP 051)

  It is not easy to parent a child, especially in unpredictable times. Have you [...]

Where Does Intrinsic Motivation Come From & How Can Your Child Get Some? (TPP 050)

  Intrinsic motivation is what every parent wants for their child. It is the thing [...]

Finding Gratitude In Parenting & Seeing The Hidden In Our Children (TPP049)

Parenting is such an investment of time and energy, that sometimes we are too consumed [...]

Honoring Your Child’s Sovereignty & Appreciating Their View of The World (TPP 048)

  Respect for the child’s sovereignty comes from acknowledgement of their separateness from us. Their [...]

Why Do Children Lie? Understanding Your Child’s Deceptive Behavior (TPP 047)

  Why do children lie? And what do you do when you catch your child [...]

How Treating Children With Respect Helps Both of Us Thrive (TPP 046)

  Being respectful with children, no matter how frustrating they can be at times, is [...]

Screen Time For Kids, Developing Your Own Discernment (TPP 045)

  As screens and gadgets become part of children’s lives, parents see many opinions as [...]

Understanding Avoidant Tendencies In Children & How To Reduce Them (TPP 044)

  There is a difference between kids who don’t do stuff simply because they don’t [...]

Unmotivated Children & How to Engage Them, 7 Basic Principles (TPP 043)

  There are many reasons why we see unmotivated children. Although we can wish they [...]

The Negative Impact of Comparison On The Child’s Self-Esteem (TPP 042)

    We’ve all done it. At one time or another, we have compared our [...]

When You Cannot Meet Your Child’s Needs, Things to Keep in Mind (TPP 041)

Are you failing as a parent? What happens when you can’t meet your child’s needs? [...]

What Is Connection With Children Really All About? Beyond The Basics… (TPP 040)

Staying connected with our children is important for their development. But what does it even [...]

How To Set Limits Without Power Struggles & Get Children to Listen (TPP 039)

We often think that it is the limits that children resist. This isn’t so. It [...]

How Holding Space for Children Gives Us Back Our Time (TPP 038)

As parents we are always short on time. It is natural to worry whether making [...]

Why Children Break Our Boundaries & How To Stop It From Happening (TPP 037)

When we feel frustrated and exhausted with our child’s behavior, we may be attributing our [...]

Managing Expectations With Children, A Better Way To Reach Compliance (TPP 036)

Expectations and limits can send out kids into resistance and tantrums… Is there a way [...]

Where Do Lazy Children Come From And How To Fix Them (TPP 035)

Do you have a lazy kid? How can you tell and what do you do? [...]

If Holding Space for Children is Not Easy, How To Resolve Obstacles (TPP 034)

It can be hard to slow down enough to give our children the kind of [...]

Returning To Sanity And Becoming Your Own Expert (TPP 033)

When we most need answers, we often get lost in the noise of too much [...]

Preventing Parent Burnout, 8 Steps To Restoring Energy (TPP 032)

  Knowing how important it is to maintain our well-being as parents, what would you [...]

Parent On The Back Burner & Why Parents Burn Out (TPP 031)

Parents burn out for many reasons, the most important of which is neglecting their own [...]

Meeting the Child’s Needs vs. Bending to Their Wishes (TPP 030)

    It is the responsibility of the parent to meet the child’s needs. If [...]

The One Need That Matters Most in Childhood (TPP 029)

  Out of all the needs children have, the need for acceptance plays a critical [...]

Overstepping The Child’s Boundaries, Mistakes To Watch Out For (TPP 028)

Every once in a while we may end up crossing our child’s boundaries. If this [...]

How To Receive So Children Share, The Gift Of Listening (TPP 027)

What is the goal of true listening and how do we know if we are [...]

The Right Balance of Freedoms and Limits (TPP 026)

Children need both freedoms and limits. Freedoms without limits create chaos in the families and [...]

Dynamics of Respect Between Parents & Children (TPP 025)

The way we understand respect, determines a lot about how we parent and how much [...]

From Emotional Contagion to Emotional Resilience (TPP 024)

Though not life-threatening, as some viruses are, emotions are extremely contagious. The start of a [...]

How to Boost Your Child’s Self-Esteem, FREE Guide (TPP 023)

We want our children to feel good about themselves. We want them to have a [...]

How To Stop Parenting From Guilt In 4 Steps (TPP 022)

We heard a “should” or a “must” somewhere, and we have internalized these thoughts and [...]

Parenting Guilt or Parenting Regrets? Why You Need to Know the Difference (TPP 021)

Parent guilt is a huge issue and parenting from that place is a huge problem. [...]

How to Affirm and Validate Your Child, FREE Guide (TPP 020)

Being acknowledged and validated is such a reaffirming and deeply positive experience. Learn how to [...]

Do Children Really Need Psychological Boundaries? (TPP 019)

Parents generally are more likely to talk about physical boundaries with children, than they are [...]

Should You Be Worried About Your Child’s Self-Esteem? (TPP 018)

Parents often wonder how to raise the child’s self-esteem. When we notice our child not [...]

Everyday Opportunities To Teach Boundaries To Children (TPP 017)

Do you protect your own boundaries? If yes, then you know the value of teaching [...]

Teaching Boundaries To Children & The Importance Of Starting Early (TPP 016)

Did you know that boundaries and having the sense of boundaries is a big deal? [...]

Parents Have Feelings Too – Emotional Regulation For Adults (TPP 015)

When we talk about emotional regulation, we focus on the children and their skill set. [...]

The Parenting Paralysis: Guilt & What To Do About It (TPP 014)

Have you ever felt paralyzed by what you should do as a parent for fear [...]

Nurturing Your Own Emotions (TPP 013)

One of the reasons why parenting is so hard is the emotions we are faced [...]

Children Are Not Colorblind & How To Talk About Race (TPP 012)

If we believe that children are colorblind, we will miss opportunities to teach about race [...]

Raising Antiracists – The Parent’s Work (TPP 011)

It’s bewildering to witness crimes against Black lives and racial injustice in 2020. The events [...]

Nurturing Your Child’s Emotions (TPP 010)

Our children express a range of emotions. And sometimes we are not sure how to [...]

Why Is Parenting So Hard? (TPP 009)

No really… Why is parenting so hard? We may give different explanations… Some of them [...]

What Kind Of Love Do Children Need? (TPP 008)

What do children really need from their parents? We often hear that all they need [...]

Shaping a Healthy Self-Esteem (TPP 007)

Our children won’t always win, but will that make them into losers? What impact do [...]

Parenting Essentials – BOUNDARIES (TPP 006)

What are BOUNDARIES and what do they have to do with parenting? In this episode [...]

Parenting Essentials – VALUES (TPP 005)

We bring our belief systems and values into our parenting. There is not way around [...]

Parenting Essentials – NURTURE (TPP 004)

It came naturally to us to think about what our baby needed when it depended [...]

Cultivating Your Parenting Wisdom (TPP 003)

Part of developing a strong parenting presence and having more control over how we show [...]

Minimum Viable Parenting (TPP 002)

In order to be able to carry on our parenting efforts for many years, it [...]

What Is The Parenting Presence? (TPP 001)

There is a space in our parenting world that has the most influence on what [...]

How NOT to Talk to Kids about Coronavirus

As the seriousness of concern about Coronavirus becomes undeniable, more adults are likely to take [...]

The Gift of Tantrums — Key Opportunities for Emotional Development

Have you ever thought of a tantrum as a gift? Could there ever be anything [...]

Mental Clutter Control & Management of Overwhelm

No matter how much time we may have or how focused we try to be, [...]

You Don’t Need More Time — Priorities & Choices

We have all wished for more time. We want to get more done, be more [...]

The Biggest Liar: Deception Behind Procrastination

The biggest liar lives in our own head and pretends to be our friend… That sounds [...]

Childhood Gadget Dependency — Digital Revolution Gone Wrong

Many parents are misguided about the safety of interactive devices with screens (smart phones, tablets, [...]

Towards Resilience Through Cognitive Integration of Logic & Emotions

Why do some people get frustrated when dealing with life challenges, while others face them [...]

How to Train the Inner Voice to Raise a Resilient Child

How we can facilitate our children’s understanding of the mind? What tools can we give [...]

Emotions vs. Logic — How to Use Your Mind

What is the right way to use our minds? What matters most, the head or [...]

Your Child’s Secret Companion, The Inner Voice

Children have their loveys and, sometimes, imaginary friends, but there is also another companion that [...]

Time Management: The Power of Asking Why

Even though so many of us know that proper time management leads to great outcomes, [...]

How to Motivate Children, Without Bribes

How can we motivate our children? Is there a way to teach them to do something [...]

Separation Anxiety & Emotional Regulation for Daycare Drop-Off

Separation anxiety is a normal developmental phenomenon, a transitional stage each young child goes through [...]

Memory Pie the Fast Food Way

You can benefit to the fullest from proper memory tools. Here is a mnemonic device [...]

Temper Tantrums Again… What to Do

What are some big no-no’s when dealing with a tantrum? Let’s also look at the [...]

The Memory Pie (Part 2)

In this post on memory, we talked about the key principles that make remembering easier. [...]

Temper Tantrums… Will It Ever Stop?

Tantrums are by far the biggest headache of most parents. Sooner or later, everyone of [...]

The Memory Pie – a Recipe to Remembering (Part 1)

All of us have things we need to remember on a daily basis, and many [...]