by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
I was talking to another mom recently, who said that she doesn’t think her kids really appreciate her. I’ve been thinking a lot about her (and all of us) in the past couple days… This mom does a bunch of things for her kids… cooking, cleaning, and caring for...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | conflict, parenting, tools
Last time on the blog, we talked about what you can do to help kids reconnect after a blow-up… without forcing them to apologize to each other. You got 6-steps and mini-scripts for how to calm everyone down, help kids understand each other’s perspective, and come up...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | conflict, parenting, tools
As a parent, what do you want your kids to do after they fight? Most of us want them to reconnect with each other and apologize, right? But… What if they don’t want to apologize? Do you make them say “sorry” even if they don’t mean it? If they still feel mad, do you...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting, research
Do you ever find yourself thinking, “There’s so much I want for my kids… to be happy, do well in school, have friends, be resilient. But where do I start? What are the most important things to focus on?” When kids are struggling (with bedtime, homework, playing with...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting, research
Did you know that there are 2 basic states our brain could be in? And I’m not talking about Montana or New Jersey! One state is “fight or flight”; the other is “open, connected, and resilient”. We talked to Dr. Daniel Siegel about these 2 different brain states....read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting, tools
The following guest post is from our friend, Michelle Gale. She is a Happily Family Conference speaker, and she is letting us get an insider’s peek into her new book. Here is an excerpt from “Mindful Parenting In A Messy World – Living With Presence And Parenting With...read more
