by Cecilia Hilkey | conflict, parenting, tools
When our first child was born, I went to visit a friend who is a mom of 11 kids. My friend gazed down at our cute little redheaded baby and said something about how nice that age is, before your kids can do things you don’t want them to do. At the time, I naively...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting, tools
In Part 1 we began a conversation about parental burnout and we’ve got more help coming to you this week. But… Instead of giving you tips or things to do, I wanted to share more personally what I’ve learned about myself and my own burnout during the last couple of...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting, tools
Recently, when we asked what topics we should address on the blog, a mom sent us this message, “Burnout would be really helpful to cover. I'm a parent coach (in training), grad student, mom, and I work 3 part-time jobs and I've definitely hit the burnout wall. Send...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | communication, homework/school, parenting, tools
Are you frustrated when you ask your child “How was school?” and all you get is “Fine…”? After spending time apart, you want to reconnect with your kids. If your child goes to school, you’re curious about what they did during the day, their grades, the teacher, or...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting, tools
I knew early on with our kids, that I didn’t want to rely on punishments and rewards. But this created a problem in my parenting. Knowing what you DON’T want to do is NOT the same as knowing what TO do. I still had to learn–or relearn–how to remove the threats and...read more
by Cecilia Hilkey | parenting, tools
I’m writing this in the middle of the night. I woke up because I was worried. I'm going to go back to bed soon but before I do I wanted to share with you the technique I used to take care of my anxiety. It’s called Cognitive Reframing. It’s the same thing that I’ve...read more
