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Stories, tips, and things we've learned about raising kids with big feelings.

Does Gentle Parenting Create Entitled Kids? The Honest Answer
Jul 10, 2026
Does Gentle Parenting Create Entitled Kids? The Honest Answer
It's the critique every gentle parent has fielded at a family dinner: those kids will grow up unable to hea...
Gentle Parenting Around Grandparents Who Disagree
Jul 10, 2026
Gentle Parenting Around Grandparents Who Disagree
You kneel to acknowledge the tantrum feeling, and from across the room comes the commentary: "In my day, th...
Social Emotional Learning Activities From Storybooks
Jul 10, 2026
Social Emotional Learning Activities From Storybooks
The best social emotional learning activities aren't downloaded — they're extracted. Every emotionally rich...
Social Emotional Learning Activities for Ages 2–4
Jul 10, 2026
Social Emotional Learning Activities for Ages 2–4
Most social emotional learning activities online are built for kindergartners — discussion circles, reflect...
10 Social Emotional Learning Activities for Home
Jul 10, 2026
10 Social Emotional Learning Activities for Home
Search "social emotional learning activities" and you'll drown in printables. Here's the no-prep version: t...
Positive Discipline Mornings: Out the Door Without Yelling
Jul 10, 2026
Positive Discipline Mornings: Out the Door Without Yelling
Every parenting philosophy is easy at 3 p.m. and gets tested at 7:40 a.m., one sock missing, four minutes t...
Positive Discipline for the Strong-Willed Child
Jul 10, 2026
Positive Discipline for the Strong-Willed Child
Some children comply to keep the peace. Yours negotiates like opposing counsel, treats "because I said so" ...
Positive Discipline: Natural vs. Logical Consequences
Jul 10, 2026
Positive Discipline: Natural vs. Logical Consequences
The word "consequences" gets used as if it's one tool. In positive discipline it's two — natural and logica...
Emotional Regulation for Kids Through Stories: The Mechanism
Jul 09, 2026
Emotional Regulation for Kids Through Stories: The Mechanism
Calm-down charts, feelings wheels, breathing posters — the regulation-tools industry is large and laminated...