Consistently Showing Up for Your Child - even when change is slow...
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Kathy Whitham
Oct 22 min read
A Roadmap to Better Communication With Your Child
In order for your child to talk to you, they need to feel heard. The path to communication goes through the essential parenting skill of...
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Kathy Whitham
Sep 272 min read
Your Most Essential Parenting Skill: Stop, Drop & Breathe…
I love coming to you each week with practical, effective strategies to help you build skills and confidence. And I'm sure you've noticed...
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Kathy Whitham
Jun 51 min read
Agree To Your Child for Who They Are
This is What Repair Looks Like! It starts with agreeing to who they are… whether they are gender diverse, neuro diverse, or their...
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Kathy Whitham
May 303 min read
#1 Parenting Skill to Break the Cycle of Child Behavior Meltdowns
Do you wake up at 3 in the morning resolving to be more patient “tomorrow”? And then, the next day that here we go again feeling comes...
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Kathy Whitham
May 12 min read
Improve Communication with your Child with this Baby Step
In order for your child to talk to you, they need to feel heard and understood. An essential parenting skill that improves communication...
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Kathy Whitham
Mar 223 min read
Better Connection Starts With 15 Minutes… even in blended families!
The dynamics in families can feel complex and overwhelming! And that can be intensified in blended families. Two essential parenting...
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Kathy Whitham
Mar 121 min read
Be Their Anchor into Daylight Savings... Not Their Adversary
Today, I invite you to remember that behavior is communication. The transition to daylight savings time can be challenging. They won’t go...
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Kathy Whitham
Mar 61 min read
Improve Communication with Your Child or Teen Using 1 Skill
Validate! Validate! Validate! Today I invite you to consider validation - an essential and under emphasized parenting skill - as the...
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Kathy Whitham
Feb 271 min read
Key Parenting Skill for Peace at Home with your Teen
Peace at home comes from being less reactive and more responsive. An essential parenting skill that nurtures peace at home is the skill...
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Kathy Whitham
Feb 72 min read
When you lose it with you child or teen, Repair Is Your Way Back!
I talk a lot on this blog about how to keep from losing it with your kiddo: How to understand what’s happening with them when it comes to...
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Kathy Whitham
Jan 302 min read
Calm Confidence Despite Tough Child Behavior
Here’s a new way to think about your child’s button-pushing behaviors that will help you respond with calm confidence rather than react...
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Kathy Whitham
Jan 222 min read
How to Listen So Your Kid Talks To You...
The most common frustration I hear from parents and caregivers is “They won’t listen!” I feel you!! It can be so hard to listen when what...
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Kathy Whitham
Dec 4, 20231 min read
Strengthen Connection with your Child!
Validate! Validate! Validate! What a great take away from a recent coaching session. You want your child to be emotionally and socially...
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Kathy Whitham
Nov 27, 20231 min read
Difficult Teen Behavior? Surprise them with empathy!
Empathy is learned by experiencing empathy. Our power as parents to teach empathy lies in our ability to be it. Empathy says to your...
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Kathy Whitham
Nov 16, 20232 min read
How to Improve Your Child's Holiday Behavior - Thanksgiving Survival Tips
And so the holiday ride begins... We all have parts that long for some ideal family holiday - the way we think it should be or the one we...
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Kathy Whitham
Oct 24, 20231 min read
Attention-Seeking Behavior Seeks Connection
It’s so hard to know what to do about our kids behavior! A common concern I hear is, “I don’t want to reward negative behavior by giving...
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Kathy Whitham
Sep 26, 20231 min read
To Improve Communication -- Talk Less. Listen More.
Here's a Quick Tip for a Quick Win with your parenting... >>To improve communication -- Talk Less. Listen More<< The other day, my 20...
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Kathy Whitham
Sep 12, 20232 min read
Build Self-Esteem With Realistic Expectations
It's easy to get frustrated when we feel like we're nagging or repeating ourselves 20 times just to get our child or teen to do...
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Kathy Whitham
Aug 15, 20231 min read
When Your Kid Says, "No!" Hit the Brakes!
When I learned the brain science that defiance is a freeze state, it made a huge difference in how I responded to my own kid’s...
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