A newsletter about connection and communication with children.
Whether it’s research based, anecdotal, serious, or funny, it will be a real read about how trying to put relationship above behaviour can be really hard.
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The Resilient Peonies in the Classroom
Six and a half years ago, our yard was completely ravaged during a significant home renovation, leaving no plant untouched by the upheaval. The extensive digging around the house was necessary for various improvements, but it resulted in almost total destruction of any vegetation. It wasn’t until the first spring following the renovation that we…
Global Incongruence during a Winter Solstice full of Resilience and Light
I began writing this months ago, with the intention that it would help me process my feelings and connect with you, but it proved to be a more frustrating experience than a cathartic one. In the original draft of this post, I wrote about my experience at my daughter’s volleyball tournament where I observed an…
The Imperfect Truth (without the reconciliation)
Even though I wrote a book about having difficult conversations with kids I still sometimes find myself wanting to avoid topics that seem impossible to break down into pieces a tiny human could understand. Sometimes I’m concerned I’ll get it wrong, and therefore it’s less risky to avoid it all together. The topic of Truth…