What if calm is the most powerful parenting tool you can have? In challenging moments, a parent’s regulated nervous system offers steadiness children borrow.

As the year begins, perhaps the question isn’t, What needs fixing?

Sometimes I look up from my phone and realize I’ve missed the ocean - that quiet masterpiece God paints across the sky each evening. I tell myself I was just checking an email, a recipe, a message that couldn’t wait. Maybe even for a good reason. However, while trying to keep up with the world, I lose touch with the life right in front of me. As parents, we set screen limits for our children, we tell them time’s up, devices off, yet our own screens stay lit. The message we se

Every morning brings its own rhythm. Sometimes, it’s calm, and sometimes, it’s a flurry of reminders and to-dos — “Grab your bag” “Did you have your breakfast?” "Comb your hair” “What after-school activities do you have?” “You’re running late.” In the midst of this busy routine, there are always small moments of connection: a quick smile, a question answered, a story half-told on the way to school. Living internationally, I’ve learned that those moments are precious. For fami