get comfortable being uncomfortable
Sara Vatore
How many times do we invalidate another person’s feelings because we don’t understand, get it, or think they “should be” feeling a certain way?
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what is resilience?
Sara Vatore
According to google, RESILIENCE defined is: “the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties.”
As parents our greatest strength is our resiliency.
Read Moreslowing down in the fullness
Sara Vatore
As we are clearly in the fall transition into the upcoming school year, I am reminded of the amount of coordination and organization that is required to parent.
Read Morestrategies for agitated kids, teens and adults
Sara Vatore
One of the themes that has been surfacing in individual sessions with kids, adolescents and parents is that they are feeling edgy, irritated, angry, snappy, moody, etc. I know as a parent I am also navigating as these sensations surface in my body, particularly when I am not filling my own cup first and after spending long days of being “on.”
I wanted to provide a few suggestions, some easy games to play with younger kids for those parents who are ready to pull their hair out, and some things to do for yourself or with your older kids/teenagers to support you during this time.
Read Morehow can i make this work for me?
Sara Vatore
How to make school vacation week work when it feels anything but relaxing!
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