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We’ve talked before about “highly sensitive children” (and adults) here, and I knew I wanted more resources from more experts on the topic. I was thrilled to discover the work of Rachel Bailey, a clinical psychologist who mentors parents and helps them raise resilient, confident children while reducing the stress and guilt in the parents’ […]

You know when we have a repeat guest here on the Healthy Parenting Connector, they’re really good! As soon as I finished this interview, I bought Phyllis Fagell’s new book called Middle School Superpowers, and it’s in my stack! In our first interview, we talked about why middle school kids are built a bit differently

Jonathan and Renee are the parents to my husband’s “right-hand man” in his small software business…and their son has been working there since he was 16! I’m fascinated and inspired by their stories of not just one, but SIX of their kids who are following their passions AND making money from it, with zero college

I couldn’t stop using the word “fascinating” in all of my reactions to what Dr. Aimie Apigian teaches us today! If you have a highly sensitive kid, the kind who struggles with loud noises, bright lights, scratchy tags, squishy food OR is just emotionally reactive – some might say “over dramatic” – this is a

Anxiety – the cyclone of stress! It’s not helpful to keep looking for a root cause of anxiety. It’s not the gut, it’s not the food, and it’s not the gluten… it’s more helpful to think of it as a cyclical thing. Kids are caught in a self-perpetuating cyclone of stress. Jess Sherman, M.Ed, RHN

With everything we juggle as parents, wouldn’t it be nice to know the MOST important skill to pass on to our kids? Is it academic success? (nope) Is it staying organized? (nope) Could it be speaking up for ourselves? Managing stress in healthy ways? (nope and nope) Yes, all those are important to varying degrees,