pandemic parenting

Emotionally Supporting Our Children During The Pandemic

Emotionally Supporting Our Children During The Pandemic

I think we can all agree that in order to be a better version of ourselves, we need to know how to navigate the world of emotions gifted to us.

In other words, to become the best version of ourselves we need a sense of emotional safety and that is exactly what Dr. Michelle Natinsky and I dug deeper into this week on The Stress Less Show.

For parents, this looks like creating an emotional foundation for our children so that they…

Setting Standards vs Expectations

Setting Standards vs Expectations

There was a concept brought forward this week on the Stress Less Show that is absolutely life changing: standards versus expectations.


All of us ask the people in our lives for x, y & z. Favors. Requests. Once we’ve made these requests, we have these secret expectations that we hold of them. Maybe we don’t even always realize it, but once we ask someone to do something, in our minds, we have some specific…

Applying Structure to At-Home Learning

Applying Structure to At-Home Learning

This week I brought on an incredible guest, Dr. Steven Greene, who - believe it or not - I actually met online during the pandemic through a mutual friend (shout out to Melissa Aidukas if you're reading this).

Dr. Steven Greene is the owner of Make The Grade, an online tutoring company, and has more than 20+ years of experience with online learning. Yep, he didn't need to "pivot" during the pandemic... He was already doing all his work with students online.

During our conversation, we spoke about…

What to Do When Things Feel Out of Control

What to Do When Things Feel Out of Control

I have a confession to make...

I feel completely and utterly unqualified to talk about what it’s like to be a mom, let alone parenting during the pandemic. The closest I've gotten to either of these experiences is having two fur babies at home and, let's be real, that's not at all the same thing...

And yet I've been getting quite a few requests to talk about how to…