Posts tagged Parenting
The Pitfalls of Praise

When it comes to my personal healing journey, I’ve been learning a tremendous amount from clinical psychologist and parenting expert, Dr. Becky Kennedy. Even though her book, Good Inside, A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be (a #1 New York Times bestseller), podcast, and Instagram posts are geared towards parents of young children, I can’t seem to get enough of her advice, and it’s taken me some time to figure out why. 

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Mothering in a Pandemic

Yesterday, my two-and-a-half-year-old, Feliciano, dumped his bowl of quinoa on the kitchen floor that hasn’t been mopped in two weeks, got down on his hands and knees, and lapped it up without his hands pretending to be a dog. I didn’t stop him. I was far too relieved that he was finally engaged in an activity that allowed me to eat in peace.

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