by Amelia | Aug 10, 2018 | blog
Liar, liar, pants on fire This evening, our family dinner conversation was largely taken up with an argument about the existence of a book called Charlie and the Chocolate Palace. The grown-ups knew that no such book exists. “Sweetie, you must be mistaken....
by Amelia | Jul 30, 2018 | blog
The question is: what do you do when your child seems to be stuck in HULK-MODE? As one mother put it: “my kid needs anger management! He’s like a little Hulk, and anything can set him off!” Whether the anger is directed at you, your partner, another...
by Amelia | Jun 14, 2018 | blog
Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Just Love the App The excitement was written all over my face. I ran upstairs to get ready for a Facebook Live, and I shared our family’s progress while beaming with pride. We had figured it out! We were going through our...
by Amelia | May 31, 2018 | blog
(This is a letter to a real mom.) I can’t stop thinking about our conversation. I keep hearing those words: I do all these things, and no one notices. I do all these things, and nothing works. I do all these things, and I feel like a failure. I hear your exhaustion. I...
by Amelia | May 17, 2018 | blog
All kids say NO. Some say no more than others, but saying NO is a daily fact of life for all of us, including our kids. In fact, our kids have quite a few different ways of refusing to cooperate. When it comes to NO, it’s not just about quantity, it’s also about...
by Amelia | Apr 13, 2018 | blog
Whether it’s in the doctor’s office, in the classroom, around the table at a holiday meal, or even scrolling through Facebook, you’ve probably heard people grumbling about parents who “just need to give stricter consequences” or who have to “toughen up and let their...
