Helping Your Child and Yourself Handle the Drop-Off
The first time you leave your child at kindergarten can feel enormous. They may cling to your leg and say: “I don't want you to leave.” “Pick me up.” “I don't want to stay here.” “Nobody is going to play with me.” This pulls at your heart, and you wonder if they are...
How to Stop Yelling at Your Kids: Why Good Parents Lose Their Cool (and How to Stop the Cycle)
"I promised myself I wouldn't yell today." If you've ever thought that after raising your voice, you're not alone. Most parents don't wake up planning to yell. They wake up wanting to be patient, calm, and connected. Yet somehow, by the end of the day, they're...
Why Kids Fall Apart in June (and How to Prevent a Chaotic Summer)
If your child is already more emotional, more reactive, or suddenly glued to screens—you’re not imagining it. A lot of parents think summer is the problem… but the unravelling actually starts right now in June. Routines are loosening, expectations are shifting, and...
What’s Really Happing When Girls Go Through Puberty (And How to Support Them Without Losing the Connection)
What’s Really Happing When Girls Go Through Puberty (And How to Support Them Without Losing the Connection)There’s a moment—usually subtle at first—when your daughter starts to change. She’s more reactive.More emotional.More private… but also more sensitive to...
It Looks Like “Talking Back”—But It’s Actually a Skill Gap
It Looks Like “Talking Back”—But It’s Actually a Skill GapIf you’ve ever been told your child is “talking back” at school or daycare, you’re not alone. It’s one of the most common concerns parents bring up—and one of the most misunderstood. Because what looks like...
When You Don’t Know What to Say (And Why That Moment Matters More Than You Think)
There’s a moment you probably didn't think about Your child or teen says something big.Something emotional.Something loaded. And suddenly your mind goes blank. You care deeply.You don’t want to mess this up.You feel emotional yourself.You want to help, fix, guide,...
Are kids actually less capable—or are we doing more for them than ever before?
Are kids actually less capable—or are we doing more for them than ever before? Kids today are: Highly supervised Protected from discomfort Rescued quickly when things feel hard Scheduled and managed by adults When parents do everything, kids miss chances to: Problem...
Beyond New Year’s Resolutions: Intentional Family, Partner, and Self Goals
Beyond New Year’s Resolutions: Intentional Family, Partner, and Self GoalsThe new year naturally makes us reflect — what went well, what we want more of, and what we want to start fresh. And for parents, especially, this isn’t about perfection. It’s about connection,...
When Kids Lose Control and Nothing Seems to Work: How to Stay Calm, Lead, and Handle Big Emotions
When Kids Lose Control and Nothing Seems to Work: How to stay calm lead, and handle big emotions. Every parent has had that moment.Your child is screaming, crying, melting into a puddle on the floor—and you’re standing there thinking: “Nothing I say is helping....
Why ADHD Treatment Starts with Us — Not the Child
Why ADHD Treatment Starts with Us — Not the ChildOctober was ADHD Awareness Month, and I want to start by clearing up a big misunderstanding — ADHD treatment isn’t really about changing your child. It’s about helping you, the parent, understand how their brain works...
Meet Michelle
I’m a child life specialist, a family and corporate consultant, speaker, TV host, author, wife and mother.
