I’m crying again. I am watching another episode of a competition show, but it's not the show that makes me weep. My crying is a ritual that has developed since the quarantine began in early March. Sunday has become my day to allow my feelings to flow freely without logic. I cry freely without explanation. I let tears flow because it is what my body, my mind, and my psyche need. I try not to put a story to them. I remind myself of what I say in so many of my workshops and parenting trainings: our feelings have no logic. Do not judge them. Do not tame them.
Ways to Manage Young Children While Sheltering at Home
Parents of young children are probably the most tired and affected during this time of staying safe at home. Young children, unlike older children, do not have the ability to separate this time of sheltering at home from “normal time.”
Talking to Your Kids about COVID-19 (VIDEO Webinar)
Get your questions answered in this webinar. The panelist include a pediatrician (Dr. Aletha Maybank), an advocate for policy (Monifa Bandele of MomsRising), and our founder Lina Acosta Sandaal sharing her expertise on developmentally appropriate ways to talk to your children about COVID-19.
My Buddha Daughter and Her Emotional Mother
The key to parenting to the personality your child was born with is to figure out how to respond, discipline and set values to the temperament of your child. My daughter and I do not have a good fit. I am highly-reactive, highly emotional and when stressed, irrational. She is low-reactive, methodical, observant, and mostly calm.
Why They Tell You They Don’t Have Friends (Video)
A popular question of parents with children in kindergarten to second grade is how to help their children manage friendships. Watch this video to understand how to help them and how to understand how your children experience their friends and classmates.
One Baffling Teen Behavior Explained (Video)
Why does your teen only come to you with a problem when their head is on fire? Here is the answer and tips on how to manage this baffling behavior of teens.
Talking Romantic Relationships with Older Kids (FB Live)
FB LIVE with Cristy from Los Tweens & Teens talking about how to manage the conversation about romantic relationships with your tweens and teens.
Five Steps for Transitioning from a Pacifier
Many children use and adore their pacifier. Inevitably, many parents wonder how to take away this object that brings their babies so much pleasure and peace. The following are the most common questions on this topic and the steps parents should follow to help their children move on from their pacifier.
How to Create Truly Intimate Relationships (FB Live)
Relationship Expert and IMAGO Certified Relationship Counselor, Dr. Stephanie May, joins Lina Acosta Sandaal, MA, LMFT this week for a special FB Live.
A Common Culprit for Divorce in Parenting (Video)
There is a frequent parenting practice and fight between couples that is a common culprit for divorce. Watch this video and avoid this issue.