by Kerri | Nov 8, 2018 | Communication, Parenting, Relationships
This piece originally appeared in the November 2018 ‘Calm’ issue of Fernie Fix Magazine. Keep Calm and Parent On Life with young people is rarely calm. From wake up until bedtime, children of all ages require attention and energy from their grown up caregivers....
by Kerri | May 18, 2018 | Parenting, Relationships
This piece originally appeared in the May 2018 ‘Community’ issue of Fernie Fix Magazine. When your kid is a teenager, you don’t see as much of them as you used to. More and more they have a life of their own and you are less connected to their school activities, their...
by Kerri | Mar 8, 2018 | Communication, Parenting, Relationships
This piece originally appeared in the March 2018 ‘Feminism’ issue of Fernie Fix Magazine. Last month’s column advised this is not the time for parents to check out even if we feel burned out, because teen years are often when the wheels fall off the wagon....
by Kerri | Jan 15, 2018 | Growth & Productivity, Parenting, Relationships
This piece originally appeared in the January 2018 ‘The New Year’ issue of Fernie Fix Magazine. A series of charts on the Internet (in an article called The Tail End) break down how much time there is within a hypothetical 90-year lifespan to spend on...
by Kerri | Sep 10, 2017 | Communication, Parent Education, Parenting, Relationships
I have to agree with Dr. Laura Markham – “There is no such thing as a brat, only a child who is hurting.” ‘Out of control’ is an assessment or judgment that *we* are making. The teenager likely would not use that same phrase to describe themselves, their...
by Kerri | Jul 15, 2017 | Communication, Parenting, Relationships
Our teen’s job, according to their developmental biology, is to separate from us. Teenagers are growing and learning and figuring out what is important to them and how they feel about their relationships and what they think about the world. Their values are becoming...
