Being a single parent is a heroic journey, and you're already doing an amazing job for your children! 🦸‍♂️🦸‍♀️ 🔹 Let's connect! In this safe space, you'll find a supportive network of specialists and fellow solo parents navigating the adventures of single parenthood. 🔹 Dive in by commenting below: Tell us where you're located, one fun, unique thing about your relationship with your kids, and a parent superpower that you have!

Hey Superparents, I'm launching a workshop for our community to stay in touch and work on some of the perks of being a single parent. This is the Live from last friday.

Hey Superparents, Let's connect—for real this time. I'm hosting a live community call tomorrow (Friday, Nov 7th) at 12:00 PM EST! This is short notice, but I wanted to get us all together to officially kick off a more interactive way for us to connect. This won't just be me talking; it's a chance for us to talk about the topics that matter most to you, face-to-face (well, screen-to-screen). I also have a big announcement: I'll be giving you the first look at a new 3-month program I'm launching exclusively for this community. Here's the plan: - WHAT: Live Community Kick-Off Call - WHEN: This Friday, November 7th @ 12:00 PM EST (Noon) - WHERE: [Link to the Zoom/Live Call in Skool] Set that reminder on your phone right now. Grab your lunch, find a quiet-ish spot (we all have kids, "quiet" is relative), and let's get together. Can't wait to see you there! P.S. Drop a "🙌" in the comments if you plan on making it!

Hey Superparents, Ever get a simple request from your kid like, "Draw me a bird!" or "Make a dog out of this Play-Doh!"... and you just... freeze? It's a simple ask, but suddenly perfectionism, judgment, and a weird sense of panic kick in. Why? Why is a simple drawing suddenly so high-stakes? You hit it right on the head: We're not in the present. We're in the past, dragging all our old "I'm not artistic" baggage into a simple moment of connection. Our inner child shows up trying to perform or make up for something, when our actual child just wants to play. We freeze because we are worried about the Product (a "good" drawing). Our kids just want to enjoy the Process (drawing with us). An article from Psychology Today on the "tyranny of the 'product'" points out that for kids, the joy is in the "doing"—the smearing of paint, the squishing of clay. When we get stuck in our heads worrying about how the bird should look, we've lost the entire point. So, acknowledge that perfectionist reflex, and then politely tell it to take a hike. Instead of trying to "make up" for the past, invite your inner child to just play in the present. Have fun together. The moment you lose the "I have to be good at this" reflex, there’s nothing left but fun. Do the "ugly" drawing. Make the shapeless sculpture. Paint the sort of rainbow. Your kid won't just love the drawing; they'll love having you there to make it with them.

Hey Superparents, We've all heard the saying: "Grandparents are so nice to our children in a way they never were with us." It's true that we were raised in a different generation—often with a tougher hand, less emotional intelligence, and a parenting style focused on "being good" rather than "feeling good." We are the generation of cycle-breakers. We are putting in the hard work to parent differently. We are present, we are learning, and we are validating our children's emotions. We're teaching them that it's okay to feel, and we're choosing authenticity over the appearance of being a "perfect parent." But what happens when our new, conscious parenting style clashes with the old one? You take your child to grandma (or the ex-grandma), and to them, our methods seem "crazy." They shower them with love, yes—but often it's a love with no rules, just gifts and food. Then, the old patterns emerge: the guilt-tripping, the manipulation, the subtle (or not-so-subtle) yelling. It's as if they're trying to imprint their own legacy on their grandchildren. The problem is, trauma is part of that legacy, and we're the ones still dealing with it. Our children just see a loving grandparent; they don't have the tools to see the manipulation. They just trust. So we set a boundary. And in response, the grandparents... rage. This explosive reaction is a predictable psychological phenomenon. It's called an Extinction Burst. In behavioral psychology, an "extinction burst" is what happens when a behavior that used to work (like guilt-tripping you to get their way) suddenly stops getting the desired result (because you held your boundary). As explained in psychology articles, the person will not give up. Instead, they will dramatically escalate the behavior. They will get louder, angrier, and more manipulative. They are "bursting" with one last, desperate attempt to make the old tactic work. The takeaway? Their rage is not a sign your boundary is wrong. It's often a sign that your boundary is working and they are feeling the loss of their old control.