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05/10/2026

The Cornell allegations shook a lot of us.

Content note: this topic may be triggering for some. Please engage at your own pace.

For many parents, it raised a question that doesn’t go away easily.

Does my child know what to do if something like this happens to them, or around them?

Talking about it is not enough. Knowing the right answer is not enough. We need our kids to have practiced it, in their body, out loud, with us, before they ever face it in real life.

This is what that looks like with a 6.5 year old.

An age-appropriate version of the scenario. Real questions. Role-play. And the one thing that matters more than any of it, knowing they can always come to you, no matter what happened, no matter what they did or didn’t do.

If this is something you want to do with your child and don’t know where to start, this video shows what I did; so you can use this as a reference if you’d like.

The labels we were given as kids didn’t disappear. They just went quiet.They became the inner voice. The thing that kick...
24/09/2026

The labels we were given as kids didn’t disappear. They just went quiet.

They became the inner voice. The thing that kicks in when you try to speak up in a meeting, cry in front of someone, ask for help, take up space.

Most of us are still living inside a label someone gave us before we were old enough to disagree with it.

Drop yours in the comments. 👇

What were you called growing up? and did you believe it?

What is one thing you say to your kiddo now that you hope sticks later? Tell us 👇
16/09/2026

What is one thing you say to your kiddo now that you hope sticks later? Tell us 👇

We are not throwing away where we came from.We are adding what was missing.Raising boys who are loyal AND emotionally av...
13/09/2026

We are not throwing away where we came from.
We are adding what was missing.

Raising boys who are loyal AND emotionally available.
Strong AND tender.
Providers AND present.

What would you add to this list? 👇

Bilingual parents: does your parenting personality shift depending on which language you’re speaking in? 🗣️Research on b...
03/09/2026

Bilingual parents: does your parenting personality shift depending on which language you’re speaking in? 🗣️

Research on bilinguals and the Big Five personality inventory has found that people genuinely score differently on traits like patience-adjacent measures (agreeableness, neuroticism) depending on which language they’re tested in. Your language carries the emotional and cultural “operating system” you built it in.

If you’re bilingual, tell me: which language is your firm voice, and which is your soft one? 👇

Someone asked me yesterday why I don’t “use my parent coaching on myself.”Here’s the truth: I do. And I still lose it so...
01/09/2026

Someone asked me yesterday why I don’t “use my parent coaching on myself.”
Here’s the truth: I do. And I still lose it sometimes.

For anyone having “bad parent” thoughts, or feeling like you’re not allowed to struggle, we’re here for you 🤍

We are raising the most anxious generation of children in history.And we are also the most involved, most researched, mo...
31/08/2026

We are raising the most anxious generation of children in history.

And we are also the most involved, most researched, most well-meaning parents in history.

Those two things are connected. And it’s time we talked about it.

This isn’t about blaming grandparents. It’s about naming what’s being lost while there’s still time to protect it.Have y...
28/08/2026

This isn’t about blaming grandparents. It’s about naming what’s being lost while there’s still time to protect it.

Have you felt this in your own family? Tell me below 👇

You frequently bend your schedule around their comfort You’re in a loop of constant reassuranceYou often skip and avoid ...
09/08/2026

You frequently bend your schedule around their comfort
You’re in a loop of constant reassurance
You often skip and avoid things that make them anxious

All natural as a parent to ease our child’s stresses. But has the balance tipped too far? Are you accommodating around your child’s anxiety?

If you’ve noticed a pattern in your own parenting to avoid the big meltdowns and distress, we’d love to continue the discussion below 👇

My child’s meltdowns used to last 3 hours.I stopped making one mistake and saw a difference within days.The mistake? I w...
03/06/2026

My child’s meltdowns used to last 3 hours.

I stopped making one mistake and saw a difference within days.
The mistake? I was treating every meltdown like it was a tantrum.

I held firm. Set boundaries. Stayed consistent. All the right things... except it wasn’t a tantrum.

A tantrum is a child using behavior to get something.
They are regulated enough to watch how you respond.

A meltdown is a nervous system that has completely shut down.
There is no strategy, testing or manipulation.

Just a child who has lost all access to calm and cannot find their way back alone.

When I stopped trying to out-discipline a meltdown and started just being present, the 3 hour episodes started shrinking.

Comment CHALLENGE to join 100s of other parents who completed our 30 Days To Less Meltdowns Challenge, and saw a huge shift in just a couple of days.

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