Parenting is a journey filled with both joys and challenges, and one of the most difficult phases many parents face is when their child begins to rebel. Whether it’s a toddler’s tantrums, a teenager’s defiance, or a young adult’s resistance, rebellion can test your patience and leave you feeling frustrated, confused, and sometimes powerless. However, rebellion is often a natural part of growing up—a sign that your child is striving for independence, testing boundaries, and forming their own identity. Instead of viewing rebellion as a problem to be fixed, it can be seen as an opportunity to strengthen your relationship, guide your child, and help them navigate their emotions and…

We live in a busy world, and everything is always right there in front of us, but this can leave you tired and exhausted. This is a time where people all over seem to be experiencing burnout in life. What is Burnout? Burnout is on the rise and more than 50 percent of people in the United States according to a study get burnout. There are things that are constantly changing and money to be made and people are constantly working to the point of exhaustion. Burnout is a physical and mental tiredness that happens when someone is always facing stress. If stress causes burnout, how can you stop it?…

Guilt is something that everyone feels here and there, and it is normal and natural. Parental guilt is a real thing too and it is normal to have these kinds of emotions. The problem is though that parental guilt can cause stress and anxiety and it can make you say things to your children that you will later regret saying. You need to make sure that if you are feeling guilty about something that you know that you are carrying this feeling. When you do something that makes you feel bad or you feel regretful, it is normal to feel guilty. When this happens as a parent, it shows that…

One of the most important kinds of relationships is a parent and child relationship. This is what children learn through interaction between them and their parent or caregiver. Children are constantly changing and they will look at these people in order to feel safe and secure. You can make these relationships some of the best relationships by embracing each time you spend with them and each moment you get to be together. By spending time together, you create a place where your child can explore and to understand things. Being a parent is not easy sometimes and it can be hard, but you can keep working to make sure you…

Being raised by toxic parents can bring trauma that lasts for a very long time. A toxic parent is one that can ruin your life and it can be someone that controls you, uses psychological or physical abuse, manipulates, has no personal boundaries for you or parents that only care about themselves. Parents that are toxic can control you by making you feel guilty or making you feel that you owe them something. You need to make sure that you can understand that the toxic things that they say to you is who they are and what they are made of and this can help you to not get emotionally…

There are many difficulties that come with being a single parent.  One must always be on parent duty without partner to occasionally handle off responsibilities.  There is only one income stream for the family.  There is no partner to share the joys and woes of raising a child.  These difficulties can be even more magnified when this parent is LGBTQ. Being a single parent can forever change the dating scene.  But when you are queer it can be difficult to navigate the broader single parent community.  You may find yourself spending more time with heterosexual individuals since there are limited queer prospects.  This can lead to endless coming out experiences…