by Cecilia Hilkey | communication, parenting
What do you do when your adolescent is spending too much time on a screen? Or staying up too late? Or behind on homework? Or getting sucked into social drama with friends? Especially as our kids get older, how do we influence them while still maintaining our...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting, research
A lot of us feel alone, as parents. It’s not easy for you or your kids… However, there are many things that bring me hope. One of them is my mom’s amazing homemade BBQ sauce. We all called it “secret sauce”. I wanted to put secret sauce on everything… ice cream,...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | communication, confidence, parenting
A few days ago, I was sitting next to our daughter at the DMV (Dept. of Motor Vehicles). She leaned over and said to me, “Mom, we should just go and talk to them.” I said, “No, people are scary. Let’s wait until our number is called.” She pointed to the counter said,...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | conflict, parenting
It’s Cecilia here. This might come to you as a surprise… Jason and I have to work at our relationship quite a bit. We’ve gone to classes, read books, done workshops and retreats together, and go to therapy. When we are together and it’s going well, our relationship is...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | conflict, parenting
Hands down, I think the most difficult part of parenting is to shift from an automatic response–yelling, time-out, or punishment–to a thoughtful response. We talked with Dr. Lynyetta Willis about how to transform our triggers recently. If you want to hear the first...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
No matter how old your kids are you’re going to have feelings about them and their behaviors (unless you’re a Zen master!). Here’s what is happening at our house right now… Our oldest daughter is learning how to drive… which brings up all sorts of feelings for Jason...read more
