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Kids, Toddler
March 30, 2019
2 Minute Read

Good News, Mom: Psychologists Find Toddlers Who Throw Tantrums Get Rich Later in Life

I don’t want to brag or anything, but my toddler throws some epic tantrums. Think—fists pounding the floor, legs flailing in 10 different…

Child
March 21, 2019
6 Minute Read

Please Don’t Write Off a Strong-Willed Child—Recognize the Beauty Behind Her Passion

I am the mother of a strong-willed daughter. The proud, frustrated, and exhausted mother, if I’m being honest, but that little girl? She is my…

Motherhood, Toddler
March 2, 2019
3 Minute Read

The Secret No One Told Me About the Toddler Years is How Much I Could Absolutely Love Them

Everyone warned me about the toddler years. The “terrible twos”. The tantrums. The tears. The testing of boundaries. All the dramatics. And right…

Kids, Motherhood
February 22, 2019
5 Minute Read

Some Kids Are Simply Born Strong-Willed

For a very long time, I was really fantastic at this whole parenting thing. I had it all figured out. I knew just what to do in pretty much any…

Child
February 11, 2019
4 Minute Read

I’m Raising a Child Who Does Things Her Own Way

For 73 days, my daughter clung to me as I dropped her off at school in the morning. Even months after the tears were gone, even when she came home…

Kids
December 19, 2018
5 Minute Read

To the Child Who Isn’t Always Easy, I Was Just Like You

I looked into your hazel eyes that were turning greener by the minute as they pooled with tears, and as I looked into eyes so like my own, I saw the…

Child, Kids, Toddler
August 26, 2018
4 Minute Read

When I Look at My Daughter, I Realize—She’s Just Like Me

There it was. Right in that moment that you looked up at me with your big blue eyes, raised your foot and stomped it down, at the same time as the…

Kids, Motherhood
July 26, 2018
7 Minute Read

This Is How I Want To Remember You, My Child

Dear 4-year-old, strong-willed child, Today is how I want to remember you. Today, we had a family day. First, we took a long drive to look at a house…

Kids, Motherhood
July 3, 2018
4 Minute Read

This is What It’s Like to Parent a Strong-Willed Child

What does it mean to parent a strong-willed boy? It means picking your battles, because there are endless battles. It means when he decides at…

Motherhood
June 2, 2018
4 Minute Read

It’s Not Always Easy To Connect With My Strong-Willed Child

We had a rough night, you and I. The kind that is full of tears and misunderstandings. The kind where I force myself to take deep breaths as I try to…