by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Apr 10, 2023 | Behavior, Blog, Parenting Advice, Perception, Struggling Teen
“How many hours of sleep do teenagers need?” “How can I get my teenager to go to bed earlier?” These are just two of the searches I kept asking Google. Even though the answers were always the same, I kept asking them hoping for a different result. I was hoping Google...
by leslie@purejoyparenting.com | Mar 3, 2021 | Judgements, Perception, Responsibility, Struggling Teen
Do these words sound familiar? “I can’t let my kid….” As in “I can’t let my kid stay on the computer for hours”, “do her homework while listening to podcasts” “eat only pasta seven days a week”. Going to that place, which we all do, of looking at the...
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by PureJoyParenting | Sep 8, 2009 | Joy Based Parenting, Parenting Advice, Single Parenting, Struggling Teen
Today, I am feeling the tenderist place in my heart. As I open to this exquisite place, my heart breaks open to an even deeper place with my daughter. Often, when I’m busy and trying so hard to ‘keep it together” as a mom, I notice that my heart...
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by PureJoyParenting | Aug 19, 2009 | Parenting Advice, Struggling Teen
When my heart is open I reach out! When my heart is closed I shut out! I’m the one who opens and closes the door, no one else has the key!
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by PureJoyParenting | Aug 13, 2009 | Parenting Advice, Struggling Teen
Lately, I’ve experience a lot of turbulence due to my circular thinking. When I perceive something from the external, thwarting my need to be seen and heard, I experience a lot of turbulent stirrings in my body which triggers many turbulent thoughts. My mind...
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by PureJoyParenting | Jul 24, 2009 | Parenting Advice, Struggling Teen
When our children are experiencing intense emotional states they can often trigger us and before we know it our anchor of calm and connection has been ripped out of the ocean. When this happens we begin riding the same intense wave as our child and in our panic look...
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