by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
Ciera (age 9) and I had a tough morning getting out the door to get to school. She and I decided it was the “worst morning ever”. It was no fun. Ciera didn’t get out of bed for 45 minutes, she had to get ready in 5 minutes, she didn’t get the shower that she needs so...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
We got this question in a recent email from Stacey: “I feel like I'm always saying ‘Don't’ and ‘No’ many times a day. I say, ‘No, don't touch that,’ and ‘No, you can't have that,’ all day long. Do you have any ideas for saying ‘Yes’ more?” Stacey, This is...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
Yes! We all want more harmony in our life and in our family. Join us this week for a FREE parenting class from the comfort of your home called – Compassionate Conflict Resolution We were overwhelmed with the responses from our survey last week. Thank you to all who...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
Lots of parents want to show their kids empathy, but what’s the best way to do that? How do we really let our kids know “I understand how you feel” and give our kids the experience of us parents, really “getting” them? We are going to propose something that may be a...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
Jason’s been reading The New Toughness Training for Sports by James Loehr. You might think a book about “toughness” is about how athletes tolerate more pain and discomfort during training or competing. But it’s not, toughness is about athletes performing their best...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting
I stopped dead in my tracks when I read the following sentence about anger: When we are angry, three things are happening: We are upset because we are not getting our needs met; We are blaming someone or something else for not getting what we want; We are about to...read more
