Just what is High Nurture/High Structure Parenting and how does it help anxious kids? Last September I wrote a post explaining high nurture/high structure parenting and I was reminded of something from Kalkidan’s early days in our family. Due to trauma, Kalkidan was extremely hypervigilant, she was always watching and listening, always in a...
Dr. Karyn Purvis taught that high nurture and high structure must be balanced when parenting children. I was recently asked to explain what that means. I recently shared a quote by Dr. Karyn Purvis on a local foster parent group about the need for a balance of nurture and structure as we parent children from...
How does shame affect the way we parent? We place such high expectations on ourselves, yet sometimes we find that even with the best education and support, our children’s brokenness is more than we can heal. We mothers should be able to heal our children, right? Well, I couldn’t, and I know that many...
It would be so much easier to write a blog about parenting children if I wasn’t so busy being a mother! It’s a grand idea to write about parenting children from “hard places”, but since I am also living it this very moment, the writing doesn’t always get done quickly. There were a few...
I have at least six unfinished blog posts that may make it here one day, but I can’t seem to get much time on the computer and honestly, my heart just isn’t in it. My Honeybee is struggling with great sadness over the losses in her life. It is hard to be strong for...
It’s been a confetti kind of month! My family celebrated our happiness in a big Covid-style way. Nearly one month ago The Connected Parent released into the world. After eight years of work, the book was born. There were many times when I didn’t know if it would be completed and I’m deeply thankful...
