How does my child’s worry become my worry?
When kids are distressed, they will create distress in us. This is their job! It is how we all survive and help others survive. This is how we come to be okay and help others be ok
How to get the kids involved in household chores?
Asking your child to do their chores can be so exhausting. You don’t like nagging; they don’t like doing what “has” to be done. Only what they “want” to do. The answer
I wish I had someone to tell me what I am doing wrong as a parent. I’m running out of ideas on how to help and what to do next.
Welcome to, or welcome back to Warrior Brain. We are all about doing more of what works well, and working together to find healthy ways of coping and calming, so you and your child
My kids get tired of me asking “How was your day?” How do I get them to engage with me more?
Conversations to have with your kids when they get home from school. Sometimes kids come home and are wanting to disengage. It’s been a long day and all they are wanting is to
My husband and I are separating and we’re unsure about how to approach the topic with our kids. How can we go about this?
Remember to stick to being united in all decisions. So a lot of “we decided” instead of “I decided.” Talk to all kids together, and then check in individually after that. Y
My one year old has behaviour issues and is regressing. What to do?
Sometimes as adults and as kids, we struggle to the point of going back to a previous developmental milestone, otherwise known as regression, in order to get the comfort from a saf
Night terrors? Bad dreams? Nightmares? She is 5 years old and it terrifies us.
Something that is really important for you and your kid to understand is that we are actually in charge of the content of our dreams and our nightmares. Not so easy to understand o
Toddler refuses, cries and screams not to sleep in his room alone. Should I just give in? I am tired and sleepless.
Bedtime routines are super important for kids. What we’re trying to do is create a familiar environment and sequence of events that helps your kid know exactly what is coming nex
I want to raise my boys to be independent and confident. How can I prepare them for the real world?
As kids start to grow up, they also start to grow in independence and we want to give them that independence. That means there is going to be less of that power play between the tw
She is too scared to do anything without me. How can I make her more brave?
Being brave is all about feeling scared and doing the scary thing anyway. Usually kids will struggle with feeling scared and they won’t allow themselves to take action anyway, an
