What to actually say when my kid is melting down
Scripts for the moments when "calm down" makes it worse. Written for the parent who has 4 seconds and one nerve left.
Picky Eater Kids This Week: A Menu System Born from Necessity
Experienced the all-white-foods phase, the sudden betrayal of broccoli phase. Tell it ten things your child will eat, and it'll create a week of variety while it handles the nutrition math.
Negotiate screen time like a treaty, not a standoff
We went from daily meltdowns to a signed agreement on the fridge. The trick is it's built WITH them — it has their wins in it too, which is why it holds.
What to actually ask at parent-teacher conferences
Teacher's honest guide to our 15 minutes. "How's she doing?" gets you the polite version. These questions get you the real one — and there's a question we're hoping you'll ask.
Translate what my teenager just said
Half slang, half attitude, occasionally something real underneath. Tells you which one it is before you overreact.
Explain my kid's homework to ME first
They teach math differently now and my "help" was making it worse. This explains it the way the teacher does, so you're not fighting the method.
What to actually say when my kid is melting down
Scripts for the moments when "calm down" makes it worse. Written for the parent who has 4 seconds and one nerve left.
Negotiate screen time like a treaty, not a standoff
We went from daily meltdowns to a signed agreement on the fridge. The trick is it's built WITH them — it has their wins in it too, which is why it holds.
What to actually ask at parent-teacher conferences
Teacher's honest guide to our 15 minutes. "How's she doing?" gets you the polite version. These questions get you the real one — and there's a question we're hoping you'll ask.
Explain my kid's homework to ME first
They teach math differently now and my "help" was making it worse. This explains it the way the teacher does, so you're not fighting the method.
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Translate what my teenager just said
Half slang, half attitude, occasionally something real underneath. Tells you which one it is before you overreact.
Picky Eater Kids This Week: A Menu System Born from Necessity
Experienced the all-white-foods phase, the sudden betrayal of broccoli phase. Tell it ten things your child will eat, and it'll create a week of variety while it handles the nutrition math.