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How to Find Your Element: What Ken Robinson Changed for Me

October 22, 2026
Print this post How to Find Your Element: What Ken Robinson Changed for Me How to find your Element sounds like one of those enormous life questions that should end with a dramatic answer. I did not finish Ken Robinson’s book with a neat label for myself or each of…
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ADHD Parenting Support: What Barkley Helped Me See Differently

September 28, 2026
Print this post ADHD Parenting Support: What Barkley Helped Me See Differently When I asked myself how I would use Russell Barkley’s 12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD, my answer was not theoretical. I wrote that I wanted to better understand and parent my…
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Parenting Mistakes: 5 Best Ways to Avoid the Worst Shame Spiral

June 16, 2026
Print this post Parenting Mistakes: 5 Best Ways to Avoid the Worst Shame Spiral Parenting mistakes can make even the most ordinary Tuesday feel like evidence in a court case. You raised your voice. You rushed bedtime. You forgot the form. You were too soft, too…
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Mon ado, ma bataille: When Parenting Becomes a Power Struggle

May 28, 2026
Print this post Mon ado, ma bataille: When Parenting Becomes a Power Struggle Mon ado ma bataille is the phrase I am using for this note, because it holds the main idea I want to remember. There is a particular kind of parenting moment where everyone can feel the…
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What Every Dad Should Know, According to James Patterson

May 21, 2026
Print this post What Every Dad Should Know, According to James Patterson My husband reads to our children. It is, honestly, one of my favourite things about him. We have always alternated nights because we both enjoy the very special closeness you get when reading…
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When You're Both Trying and Still Missing Each Other

March 31, 2026
Print this post When You’re Both Trying and Still Missing Each Other There’s a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from trying and still missing. Not the dramatic falling-apart kind. The quiet kind. The kind where you’ve done all the things…
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Four Words That Changed How I See Everything

March 20, 2026
Print this post Four Words That Changed How I See Everything How many times have I watched one of my children completely fall apart over something that, objectively, was tiny? A snack. A sock. I genuinely cannot remember which. There are too many occurrences for one…
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The Word That Was Quietly Ruining Everything

March 19, 2026
Print this post The Word That Was Quietly Ruining Everything I still think about one particular student. Bright girl. Quick with ideas. But the moment she hit something difficult in class, she would shut down completely. Not dramatically – she didn’t…
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The Day I Realised I Was Losing Her - and What I Did About It

March 12, 2026
Print this post The Day I Realised I Was Losing Her – and What I Did About It Table of ContentsWho Are Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Maté?The Idea That Reframed EverythingIt’s Not About Keeping Them Away From FriendsCounterwill – Why More Discipline Makes…