Nothing But The Truth
“Mommy, Aunt Anna is only a little bit sick, right? She’s not gonna die, right?” Molly stood there, totally unsure of what to say. As mothers, we want to shield our children from the more horrifying realities of the world. We want to keep them innocent and...
Overcoming Performance Anxiety
We all know the feeling of cold, clammy hands and shivers up the spine right before we step out onstage, take a test, or make a speech. Some people find this sensation so difficult to handle that they avoid it as much as possible. They might not try out for a play,...
Psychology Today Articles
- A TikTok Parenting Trend to AvoidTikTok's #eggcrackchallenge seems like a joke. Understand how attunement, attachment, and the stress response work together by analyzing what this trend does to a child's brain.
- Hate Parenting Scripts But Can't Look Away? Here's WhyPost-traumatic parents tend to focus on explicit parenting scripts, but these are not as helpful as they seem. Instead, learn implicit parenting scripts to improve attunement.
- There's No Such Thing as Little-T TraumaThe game of "trauma poker" has no winners and doesn't help us heal. It's a form of self-gaslighting.
- The 4-Letter Words Undermining Parent ConfidenceTwo four-letter words and one four-letter acronym describe why so many parents struggle with confidence.