by Cecilia Hilkey | conflict, parenting, tantrums
You might say it’s a child having… A tantrum A melt down Big feelings Getting to the end of their rope Flipping their lid. Whatever you call it, we’ve all experienced it. Every parent struggles, at one point or another, with helping their child through an upset. For...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | conflict, parenting, tantrums
No matter how old your kids are… 2, 12, or 22 years old, at some point they’ve been overcome with emotions. Even us, mature adults have “grown up tantrums” occasionally. We might call it road rage, over-eating, over-drinking, over-shopping, yelling, door slamming, or...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting, tools
I’ve been thinking a lot about “rough spots” in families this week. It seems like no matter how healthy our relationships are, at some point in time things will get a little tough–maybe you even have days, weeks or months of a rough spot. In our family we’ve had...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | homework/school, parenting
In this video from the Happily Family Facebook Page that we talk about how to emotionally support kids with difficult topics (especially math, but also sports, reading, writing, etc.). We talk about the fixed vs. growth mindsets from the book by Carol Dweck...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | collaboration, parenting, tools
In our house, there are craft supplies covering the table, presents waiting to be wrapped, a tree that needs to be decorated and cards that need to be written. There is a heightened sense of gratitude, thinking of others, excitement and anticipation for time with...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | holidays, parenting
First off, I want to acknowledge that although I grew up celebrating Christmas, not everyone does. Secondly, I’m questioning the long-standing Christmas tradition of telling kids “If you aren’t good, Santa won’t bring you any gifts” and shining light on how to talk to...read more
