Gentle parenting thrives on connection and understanding, but a common pitfall is confusing kindness with permissiveness.

Parenting is hard; it can be both magical and miserable all in the same day. There are some aspects of parenting that can become habitual if we are not careful — ways of parenting that are not ...

“He’s very hard on himself,” my 11-year-old’s teacher said during our first-semester conference, “and often this frustration brings him to tears.” We sat in a weird quiet as my son’s teacher filled ...

The mom pulls the clothes out of the washer and begins to load them into the dryer. Her son toddles nearby, holding a favorite blanket. As he reaches the laundry closet the lovey catches on his foot, ...

Many parents arrive at my office frustrated and exhausted, carrying a hefty list of past efforts that “should have worked.” They’ve invested in counseling—sometimes for years—with the hope that a ...