So often, we stay living on the surface because life has a way of keeping us there. We go to work. We take the kids to school. We all come home, grab dinner, and get ready for bed. Repeat. Unless we get intentional about using key moments in the day to talk about emotions, our… View Post
#126: Core Decision #3 — Listen to What’s Happening Within
In this episode, we talk about the decision to listen to what’s happening within the heart of our spouse. When life gets busy, our conversation at home becomes primarily content-based (i.e. information about the day, upcoming schedule, etc.). Yet, it’s the process-based conversation (i.e. how we feel about what’s happening in our day) that keeps… View Post
#97: Your Questions: The Survival Years, School Decisions, and Not Losing our Cool
In this episode, we take your questions and talk about them. This week’s questions include the following topics: How to thrive in the survival years with young kids Should we send our kids to kindergarten early or hold them back How to manage our own anger and fear so as not to yell at our… View Post
#96: Kids Who Can Empathize
In part 2 of our series on kids and feelings, we talk about kids who can empathize with others. This episode is a deeper dive into the “why” behind our new kid’s book What Am I Feeling? So often, it can feel like a pipe dream getting our kids to think about anyone other than… View Post