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Why All Those Parenting Tips Aren’t Actually Changing Anything
In this day and age, this is the kind of work that gives us any real impact. Not one more strategy for one more behavior. But the time and attention to understand yourself and your child more deeply, learn how to model the skills you want your child to develop and know what to do when things get hard.

Jess Baldenhofer
Aug 216 min read


How to Stop Overthinking Your Child’s Behavior (and What It Really Means)
When a behavior shows up again and again, most parents do what any thoughtful person would do: they try to make sense of it. We look for patterns.We wonder what’s normal.We ask ourselves whether this is something our child will grow out of — or something we should be concerned about. This meaning-making isn’t a mistake. It’s an attempt to stay oriented and responsive. But often, quietly and without intention, fear and anxiety begin to shape that interpretation. Not in obvious

Jess Baldenhofer
Jul 243 min read


10 Things Your Child Wishes They Could Tell You
So many of us spend our days trying to understand what’s really going on underneath our children’s behaviors. Why they melt down over seemingly small things.Why they suddenly cling to us.Why they get wild, emotional, rude, sensitive, silly, or completely shut down at the exact moment we feel least equipped to handle it. And the truth is, children often don’t fully have the capacity to verbalize what’s happening internally for them. A lot of what kids are trying to communicate

Jess Baldenhofer
Jul 153 min read


How sleep deprivation affects your toddler and how to handle it.
So let’s talk about how sleep deprivation shows up in toddlers, why it’s happening, and what to do about it when you’re feeling sleep deprived as well.

Ella Grace Hanover
Mar 106 min read


Fear Lives in the Future
How fear is holding you back in your parenting and how to release it.

Jess Baldenhofer
Apr 5, 20252 min read


10 Lessons from 10 Years of Parenting
Last month, my son turned 10. It’s a bittersweet milestone, full of reflection on how far we’ve come, the growth we've both experienced...

Jess Baldenhofer
Apr 5, 20253 min read


Your Mind is Powerful
A new thing I keep telling my son, "your mind is powerful." I tell him this so he knows that he has control over his thoughts. I...

Jess Baldenhofer
Dec 20, 20231 min read

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