By Nicole Cardoza — 2018
This sequence, created by Yoga Foster founder Nicole Cardoza, encourages kids to be brave, own their bodies, and speak up for what they need.
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As a marriage dissolves, some parents find themselves asking questions like, “Should we stay together for the kids?” Other parents find divorce is their only option.
It’s hard to see a child unhappy. Whether a child is crying over the death of a pet or the popping of a balloon, our instinct is to make it better, fast. That’s where too many parents get it wrong, says the psychologist Susan David, author of the book “Emotional Agility.
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Maintaining your authority is important to your child’s well-being—and it’s important for your own emotional health too.
With kids spending more and more time on screens, parents worry that they are getting hooked
But despite the challenges, kids raised by one or more disabled parents often benefit immensely from the experience.
It’s been challenging for me to witness the victim mentality that’s become popular in mainstream narratives. I’m a woman, person of color, and daughter of immigrants. I don’t perceive myself as a victim.
Lately during my yoga classes, I find myself feeling very emotional. Several times I have felt my eyes fill up with tears during a pose. This has happened even on good days. Why is this, and is it normal?
When the scariest parenting moment happened, I didn’t know where to turn. After months of talking with experts, we’re on the path to healing.
“I just didn’t want them to stress and not be afraid to go to school. The less they knew, the better it was.”
New research demonstrates parental burnout has serious consequences. As defined by the study, burnout is an exhaustion syndrome, characterized by feeling overwhelmed, physical and emotional exhaustion, emotional distancing from one’s children, and a sense of being an ineffective parent.