by Kim | Nov 11, 2020 | Empathy, Family Rituals Podcasts, Nurturing Connection Podcasts, Podcast Episodes
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, this is a great time to teach kids the art of making conversation at the dinner table. In this show, I focus on grown-ups making conversation with children or teenagers, but these tips apply equally to conversations with...
by Kim | Jun 3, 2020 | Aggression, Anxiety, Empathy, Featured Posts, Kim's Book, Play
I came across an article written by a Catholic author who argued, in essence, that we must avoid anger lest we find ourselves in the clutches of Satan. I’m not linking to the article, because I don’t want to start a “thing” with somebody who...
by Kim | Mar 29, 2020 | Anxiety, Empathy
As I write, my family is entering our third week of sheltering in place. Our “life as usual” is over for now, and a new normal has set in, a new normal that is not ideal. We miss our friends, we miss the classes in our community that anchored our week, we...
by Kim | Sep 15, 2019 | Anxiety, Common Problems, Empathy, Gentle Discipline
Many of us have kids who are anxious. We wonder whether it’s a problem. Being worried occasionally is a normal part of childhood (and adulthood). Kids feel nervous about the first day of school, they fear their friend won’t like them, they worry about their dog dying....
by Kim | Aug 20, 2019 | Common Challenges Podcasts, Empathy, Podcast Episodes, self-care
Recently I watched a YouTube video by Fr. Mike Schmitz in which he explains why it’s not okay to feel sorry for ourselves. Yes, it’s okay to feel disappointment or sadness when life doesn’t go our way, but for Catholic Christians, it is not okay to...
by Kim | Jul 23, 2019 | Aggression, Common Challenges Podcasts, Common Problems, Empathy, Featured podcast single episode for page, Gentle Discipline, Podcast Episodes
In my last show on tantrums in older kids, I introduced the concept of the alpha complex, which I learned about in this class at the Neufeld Institute. In this show, I explore the alpha complex further, fleshing out the 5 primary ways an alpha complex might manifest...
