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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...
Kathy Whitham
May 1, 20242 min read
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Boundaries - The Essential Parenting Skill
Are you struggling to maintain clear, consistent boundaries? The reason could be because your boundaries don’t take into account their...
Kathy Whitham
Mar 26, 20242 min read
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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...
Kathy Whitham
Mar 6, 20241 min read
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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...
Kathy Whitham
Feb 7, 20242 min read
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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...
Kathy Whitham
Dec 4, 20231 min read
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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...
Kathy Whitham
Nov 27, 20231 min read
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When Won't Is Can't
Today I invite you to look at their won’t as a can’t. It will help you respond rather than react when your buttons get pushed by...
Kathy Whitham
Nov 1, 20231 min read
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Use Empathy To Set Healthy Boundaries
Practicing and modeling healthy boundaries is a crucial skill for parents and caregivers. Boundaries help our kids feel safe and help...
Kathy Whitham
Jul 1, 20231 min read
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