Communication Skills

My four year old daughter was on the floor screaming because her toast broke in half. Not because she was hungry or hurt but because the toast was broken and in her mind that was the end of the world. Old me would have said “you’re fine, it’s just toast, stop overreacting”. New me sat…

My son was six when he looked up at me during another lecture about his messy room and said “mom you never listen to me”. That stopped me cold. I was always talking at him but rarely with him. That moment changed how I communicate with my kids. I realized the way we talk to…