Peace and Parenting

We've been playing more games and having much more family while in quarantine so what better time to talk about winning? Games with our kids are intended for fun and learning but often we get caught up in getting the...

We're all struggling with the new reality of our lives and there's just no getting around it.  It becomes so much harder to come to parenting as a patient and resourced individual able to meet all our children's needs...

Getting out of the house with kids can sometimes take longer than the actual activity you're getting out for, am I right?  Transitions used to be a huge struggle for both of us but once we started adding in connection...

Fear can be resolved by using empathy and play.  We give you our best thinking and ways to cultivate connection while we have this extra time with our families.  If you're yearning for a sense of community, join our...

As members of the family, we expect our kids to do chores and help out around the house; sometimes we even pay them for the jobs.  And once they earn their money, we expect them to manage it responsibly. But where do...

Casey is back to check in after our first conversation.  We talk about the car seat experiment, special time, the daily struggles that continued and much more. Here is a link to Michelle’s connection plan that can...

Have you ever been so dedicated to doing something, working all the angles, putting in all the time and effort and there are still days when it just doesn't work? You know about connection, you use it, you even do...

Electronics, electronics, electronics (Jan Brady voice)! Roblox, Snapchat, Minecraft, Thomas the Train and whatever else these techies are throwing our way! Even Sesame Street can be addicting. How can we navigate the...

Ever elusive sleep! It’s like a unicorn we chase, endlessly when our children are young. Nobody wants to sleep except mom and dad! It becomes stressful and difficult making bedtime often unmanageable. What can we do?...

We're tackling social media and all it can bring to us as parents but also individuals, good and bad.  We released a special episode on parenting and enneagram numbers on our Patreon, join today to access the...

Backtalk can feel like the ultimate sign of disrespect but is it?  Or is it indicative of something bigger going on inside our children?  We dive in to why it can be so triggering and ways to manage.  Don't forget to...

In order to change our children's behavior, we have to first change our own.  It is difficult, frustrating, counterintuitive and takes a lot of inner work and self awareness.  We're talking through the ways we have...