'You are allowed to be mad, but you are not allowed to be mean.' Repeat after me: Anger is a normal emotion. I know it may seem as though getting angry is counter-productive, but if we could remember that the actual emotion of anger is part of a healthy range of emotions, then we can better understand that it is not the emotion itself that is harmful or destructive; rather it is how we express the emotion that can be damaging. Thankfully, with practice, we can all learn how

You know how parenting experts go on and on about how you are supposed to back off and let your kid do stuff even though it might be dangerous/scary/stressful for them? I'm no expert and even I have expounded the virtues of 'grit' and letting your kid fall to learn from their own mistakes, blah blah blah, on this very blog. The benefits of kids learning things on their own (i.e. me do it!!), using the skills you have already helped them, develop and own, far outweigh lettin