Quick Tips to Renew Your Parenting

Part 2 of the Playful Parenting Series. Difficult moments don't need more escalation. Sometimes they need a little softness and lightness. Let's talk about how to use playful parenting in hard moments. Online parenting classes: Renewed Hope Parenting

Join me for Part 1 of the Playful Parenting Series.  Being silly, having fun, and finding joy in parenting can help us through hard moments and build connection. Online parenting classes: Renewed Hope Parenting

I think one of the most natural instincts we have as parents is to protect our kids from discomfort. When they’re struggling, we want to fix it.  And that instinct comes from love. But over time, I’ve had to shift how I think about that. Because if we remove every hard thing… we also remove the opportunity for growth. Resilience isn’t built in ease. It’s built in learning how to move through chall...

We’re continuing our series on raising emotionally intelligent kids, and today we’re getting really practical. We’re talking about those real-life moments that can feel the hardest—the meltdowns, the overwhelm, the big emotional reactions where everything seems to escalate quickly. Because I think this is where so many parents feel stuck. We understand that emotions matter. We want to respond well...

Big emotions are not bad. They’re not a problem to fix. They’re a signal. They’re telling us something is happening internally that our child doesn’t yet know how to handle. And if we only focus on stopping the emotion, we miss the opportunity to teach them what to do with it. That’s where emotional intelligence is built. Online Parenting Classes: Renewed Hope Parenting 31 Days to Renew Your Paren...

Last week, we started this series on raising emotionally intelligent kids, and we talked about what emotional intelligence actually looks like. Not calm kids… but kids who are learning how to understand and handle their emotions over time. And today, we’re building on that in a really practical way. We’re talking about teaching our kids how to name and understand what they’re feeling. Because this...

I’m starting a new series on the podcast that I’ve been really excited about: Raising Emotionally Intelligent Kids. If you listened back to episode 15, this is something I’ve talked about before…  but I wanted to come back to it in a deeper, more practical way. Because we hear this phrase all the time. We want emotionally intelligent kids. But what does that actually look like in real life?   Join...

Not all kids respond the same way. Some follow directions easily. And some… push back on everything. I’ve had to remind myself — this isn’t a sign I’m doing something wrong. It’s a sign my child needs guidance in how to handle their voice, their emotions, and their need for control. This episode is all about how to stay firm without becoming harsh… and how to lead without losing connection. Online...

Yelling doesn’t usually come out of nowhere. It builds. You ask…  You repeat…  You get frustrated…  …and then it happens. And after? The guilt. I’ve had to remind myself—this isn’t about being a “bad parent.” It’s a pattern. And patterns can be changed. This week’s episode is all about the yelling cycle—and how to start breaking it with more awareness and less pressure for perfection. Online Paren...

You don’t have to get louder…  to be taken seriously. I’ve had to shift this in my own parenting. Firm doesn’t mean harsh.  Calm doesn’t mean permissive. It means clear.  Consistent.  Steady. This episode is all about how to hold boundaries without raising your voice—and why it actually works better in the long run. Online Parenting Classes: Renewed Hope Parenting

Yelling might get your child’s attention in the moment… But it often costs you connection in the long run. Let's chat about the importance of volume in parenting. Online Parenting Classes: Renewed Hope Parenting

If your child is constantly interrupting…  arguing…  or demanding your attention… it might not be defiance. It might be a need. I’ve had to remind myself of this in my own parenting.  When I pause and look beneath the behavior, I respond differently. Interrupting often means, “I need to be heard.”  Arguing often means, “I want a voice.”  Attention-seeking often means, “I need connection.” That doe...

I’ve learned this over and over again,  the behaviors that frustrate us most are often our kids asking a deeper question: “Do I matter here?” When kids don’t feel important, they don’t usually say it out loud. They show us. Through interrupting.  Arguing.  Clinginess.  Withdrawal.  Sibling conflict. What looks like attention-seeking is often connection-seeking. And when I started to see that in my...

I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately,  every child is asking, “Do I matter here?” In this episode, I’m sharing simple, everyday ways we can help our kids feel important in healthy, grounded ways that build confidence and connection over time. Online Parenting Classes: Renewed Hope Parenting 31 Days to Renew Your Parenting: 31 Days to Renew Your Parenting: Daily Guided Reflection to Take You...

When parenting feels complicated, it’s easy to start searching for the perfect strategy… the right consequence… the best way to handle behavior. But over the years, I’ve come back to one guiding truth again and again: Relationship is the strategy. When our kids feel safe with us, they listen more openly. They trust our guidance. And our influence reaches far beyond the moment. In this week’s episo...

Connection is not weakness ... it’s leadership. When our kids feel safe with us, they are far more open to our guidance. Connection builds trust, and trust is what gives our leadership lasting influence. In this week’s episode of Quick Tips to Renew Your Parenting , I’m talking about why connection is one of the strongest tools we have as parents and how we can stay relational while still holding...

Calm is more powerful than control. When we stay steady, we become the anchor our kids need. We teach regulation instead of fear… and guidance instead of overpowering. In this week’s episode of Quick Tips to Renew Your Parenting , I’m talking about why calm leadership shapes our kids far more than control ever will and simple ways we can show up with confidence, even in the challenging moments. Pa...

Look for the barrier, not the blame. We’ll explore what might be happening in the moment (tired, hungry, overwhelmed)… and in the bigger picture (skill gaps, emotional needs, connection). And we’ll gently look at what might be preventing us from responding the way we want to, too. If you’ve ever walked away from a hard parenting moment wishing you’d handled it differently, this episode is for you....

In this week’s episode of Quick Tips to Renew Your Parenting , we’re talking about how to lead your child with confidence without slipping into harshness — and how to avoid the other extreme of permissiveness. We’ll cover simple shifts that help you: 💛 Hold boundaries with empathy  💛 Watch your tone (even in hard moments)  💛 Set expectations before things escalate  💛 Stay out of unnecessary po...

Boundaries and warmth are not opposites. They’re partners. 💛 In this week’s episode of Quick Tips to Renew Your Parenting, we talk about how to hold loving connection and clear limits — so children learn respect without fear and families feel more secure. Online Parenting Classes: Renewed Hope Parenting

Mornings set the emotional tone for everything that follows. Not just for our kids — for us too. And yet, mornings are often where we feel the most pressure.  Mornings don’t need to be magical. They just need moments of meaning. Online Parenting Classes: Renewed Hope Parenting

Parenting isn’t about controlling our children. It’s about influencing them. Power may create short-term compliance. But influence creates long-term connection, cooperation, and character. Today we’re talking about why power struggles happen, why they drain families, and how shifting from power to influence changes everything. Online Parenting Classes: Renewed Hope Parenting

Today we’re exploring what it means to be a steady parent, and how we can practice steadiness even when life feels anything but steady. Online Parenting Classes:  Renewed Hope Parenting

This week’s episode of Quick Tips to Renew Your Parenting is about creating new habits with compassion instead of shame and learning how to move forward without getting stuck. Online Parenting Classes:  Renewed Hope Parenting

Your child doesn’t need every problem solved for them.  They need to know you’re willing to solve it with them. Online Parenting Classes--  Renewed Hope Parenting