Q: Looking for experience and advice helping my daughter, Maya (5.5), through her frustration in learning new skills. We usually wait for her to ask to learn to do something, especially physical skills (ride a scooter, do a somersault, etc.) and shoe tying wasn’t really on our radar because her two favorite pairs of shoesContinue reading “Helping Your Child Through Shoe-Tying…and Life”
Category Archives: Mindset
Surviving the Abyss of Motherhood
Being a new mom will deplete your senses, make you feel like a failure, and even miss your ‘old’ life…but there is perfection in your distress.
Parenting is Not an Instinct
The idea of the ‘maternal instinct’ is old, tired, and culturally irrelevant in this day and age; what ALL parents–mothers and fathers– must start hearing is that parenting is a muscle and a mindset. Instinct implies either you’ve got it or you don’t. Parenting is neither of those things. If you adapt easier to your roleContinue reading “Parenting is Not an Instinct”
3 Foundational Parenting Principles
The Parenting Philosophy of Rochester Parenting Coach can be summed up in 3 basic foundational parenting principles: KISS, set yourself up for success, and there is hope. Essential to these principles is my mission is to empower parents with reflection, intention, and improved communication. While my hope that your family dynamic improves, my intention isContinue reading “3 Foundational Parenting Principles”
Emily Rittenberg, Licensed Mental Health Counselor 