PARENTING IN REAL LIFE

Our world today is very challenging. There are pressures at school—and in-home schooling--, home, friends, media, social media—pretty much all around us. And that’s not even mentioning current politics and racism. It’s difficult for adults to handle, much less teenagers. We need to acknowledge that anxiety, stress and depression are normal and valid feelings in today’s landscape. What can we do to reduce stress and conflict? We can hold space for it. Sometimes we need to fin

This pandemic and Shelter In Place has shaken up the world. As adults we know how to process our emotions and can understand the science behind Coronavirus. Still, we feel stunned and a bit helpless in the face of it; and we really don't know what to do with some of these feelings. There is sadness, compassion, hope, depression and a feeling of being out of sorts. So just imagine what our kids are feeling! We need to talk to them ourselves to drown out some of the political a