Blog for Parents

Here’s why: our notion of ‘perfect parent’ is oftentimes based on the pre-existing belief of how things should be. Culture plays a huge part in that belief system, and so do our personal experiences.

In the context of pandemic and with all the stressors & challenges that came in the past nine months -our old notions of what “perfect parenting” is needed to be seriously reconsidered.

I feel fortunate for having been on the ‘perfect parenting reconsideration' path for years before COVID hit. Yet, it did test me, my sanity, and my relationship with my daughter. Here are the ultimate survival tips:

Reconsidering priorities again and again.

To sort out the priorities ask A LOT of questions. Here are some of them to get you started:

• Is it more important for me to have my child sit through 6hrs of online schooling, while melting her brain (and mood), OR is her healthy mind more important to me?

• Is it more important that my 10 year old spent more...

Don't despair! First, you're not alone! Second, here are 6 basic tips to get you out of the funk:

In this video I'm starting to scratch the surface of one of the most challenging topics for parents to talk about -bullying.

The essence of this topic is that bullying a multi-layered problem and people usually try to solve it by handling only one layer.

This video is more of an introduction of initial things to consider as a parent when faced with handling this topic with your kids.

I keep being amazed, but not surprised that the tools I was teaching in 2019 are coming more and more handy during the chaotic times of pandemic!

Here is another gem where we discuss the topic of parenting through chaos, the tantrums, and the "I don't wannas...."

Back in Spring and Summer of 2019 I did a series of webinars on parenting, called "Parenting Genius -How to parent without losing yourself" and "Parenting Genius -How to be in control without being a controlling parent."

I couldn't believe how the concept AND the solution remained the same!

Yes, life and parenting have been very different in 2020, but the solutions are actually the same. As I go through my coaching calls with clients, our conversations return to the basics.

I hope that this video (albeit long), will help you see things in a different way and give you inspiration to try a different approach.

If you need help in handling a challenging situation, do not hesitate to seek support! There is no merit in struggling through it alone. Wasting time on 'trying to figure it out' is not serving you or your family. We as moms need to step out of that old belief and into new, connected reality -that we really ARE all in this together.

If you need expert support, schedule a call for...

I tried to have this video to be 2min or less, but realized that there are just so many awesome reasons that I couldn't cut the video too short.

At the end of the day, only WE have authority on us. No matter what I say or anyone says is not the 'law' in our personal development and certainly not in parenting.

I wanted to make this video for moms who are going through challenging time and feel like they're on a brink of loosing their mind or just their composure. You can certainly do it all alone. And you can also do it with help. Neither is shameful or "the right way." These are just 2 of many ways of how to get from where you are to where you want to be.

Hope this video opens up some new perspectives for you or someone you know.

~Keep on learning and keep on being even a better version of yourself than you were yesterday~

Karina