Navigating the Complex World of Co-Parenting as a Single Parent
By Monica Abrokwah Debrah Co-parenting, especially for single parents, is challenging and rewarding, requiring a delicate balance of...
top of page
Search
Laura Holtby
- Aug 8
- 2 min
The Puddle Play Guide
The Puddle Play Guide By Laura Holtby “Every path has a puddle, and there is no path without absolutely no issues, problems, or puddles.”...
12 views0 comments
erina16
- Apr 29
- 3 min
Protecting Children from Diet Culture
By: Emily McCarthy Recently, I watched a video on YouTube put out by the Dove Self-Esteem Project, an online movement whose goal is to...
13 views0 comments
erina16
- Mar 20
- 3 min
What Coat Should I Wear?
By: Leanne H. This morning, I was listening to a podcast featuring Dr. Gabor Maté on “Addiction, attachment, and the myth of normal”. In...
22 views0 comments
erina16
- Mar 12
- 3 min
Our Children’s Right to Learn
By: Emma Morrissey Many of us can recall a time in our childhood where we sat at the table, tears streaming over the math homework that...
17 views0 comments
erina16
- Feb 19
- 3 min
Our Four-Legged and Furry Emotional Regulators
By: Emily McCarthy After a long and stressful day of working, full-time graduate student-ing, and attending to life’s never-ending...
24 views0 comments
erina16
- Feb 13
- 3 min
Helicopter Parenting & the Gentle Art of Letting Go
By: Leanne H. This morning, there was a two-hour school delay and I couldn’t go out to the bus stop with my daughter because I had...
25 views0 comments
erina16
- Feb 6
- 3 min
Body Doubling for ADHD
By: Emma Morrissey Living with ADHD can be a daily challenge, as individuals navigate through a world that requires endless time...
19 views0 comments
erina16
- Jan 8
- 3 min
Dialing In For Acts of Kindness
By: Leanne H. Did you know, that if you dial 707-873-7862 (707-8PEPTOC), you reach a hotline where children offer you pep talks and...
12 views0 comments
erina16
- Dec 21, 2023
- 3 min
Solo-Parenting During the Holidays
By: Emma Morrissey In a world where family dynamics come in various shapes and sizes, the life of a single parent forms a unique...
8 views0 comments
erina16
- Nov 21, 2023
- 2 min
Silver Bells and Cockle Shells: Growing in the Garden of Parenthood
By: Leanne H. When I was a kid, I had a picture book with the Mistress Mary poem. There are several variations of this poem, but mine...
21 views0 comments
erina16
- Nov 1, 2023
- 2 min
Catastrophizing the Cookies
By: Emma Morrissey When was the last time your mind went to the worst-case scenario? This week? Five minutes ago? This is a survival...
19 views0 comments
erina16
- Oct 20, 2023
- 3 min
Restorative Practice in Parenting
By: Leanne H. I love my kids. I’m biased, but they are pretty great. I know I’m right about this because my daughter tells me so. Despite...
40 views0 comments
erina16
- Oct 3, 2023
- 2 min
Autism and Your Marriage
By: Emma Morrissey Relationship Strains and a Foundation to Strength in Partnership Change of household dynamic Balance of attention...
45 views0 comments
erina16
- Sep 12, 2023
- 2 min
Backpacks, Binders, and Brawls: Parenting Self-Care for the Back-to-School Season
By: Leanne H. I attended a Zoom last week where the host stated that the phrase “self-care” is often overused or misused. For example, it...
48 views0 comments
erina16
- Aug 28, 2023
- 2 min
Incorporating “Unstructured Fun”
By: Misty Boucher Last week my middle daughter had tryouts for her high school’s field hockey team. There were two required tryout...
24 views0 comments
erina16
- Aug 8, 2023
- 3 min
Parenting GPS = Recalculating
By: Cindy Durkee I recently came across a meme stating, “If parenting came with a GPS, it would mostly just say- RECALCULATING.” I agree!...
22 views0 comments
erina16
- Jul 18, 2023
- 3 min
The Power of Apologizing: Why Saying "Sorry" is Important
By: Misty Boucher This year for Mother’s Day my daughter presented me with a handmade jar bearing the following words, “I love you...
45 views0 comments
erina16
- Jul 6, 2023
- 3 min
Cultivating Optimism
By: Cindy Durkee “I realized with gratitude; optimism is sustainable. And if you can find something to be grateful for, then you can find...
52 views0 comments
erina16
- Jun 21, 2023
- 3 min
Grounding Goals With Realism: What is College Really About?
By: Misty Boucher I am a single mother to three daughters, two of which are college bound in the next two years. My middle daughter, who...
54 views0 comments
bottom of page