by Sonya Rafferty | Nov 1, 2019 | Emotion Coaching
But Screen Time is Bad, Right? Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash I’m currently sitting in a coffee shop trying to get some work done. I looked up and caught an automobile ad on television. The ad showed a sulky looking tweenager sitting in the backseat looking at her...
by Sonya Rafferty | Sep 13, 2019 | Emotion Coaching
How to Help Your Child Develop a Kind Inner Voice Photo by Jason Rosewell on Unsplash Inner voice, self talk, inner speech. These are all ways to describe the internal running monologue of our thoughts that are usually directly tied to our own sense of self. Our...
by Sonya Rafferty | Aug 14, 2019 | Emotion Coaching
One Unconventional Strategy for Building Healthy Habits Photo by Ben White on Unsplash The other day I was hanging out with my good friend and her three-year-old daughter. Her three-year-old is working hard on consistently using the potty. While we were chatting my...
by Sonya Rafferty | Aug 4, 2019 | Emotion Coaching
Is Scarcity Mentality Impacting Your Parenting? How to Shift to an Abundance Mindset. Abundance Photo by Miguel Bruna on Unsplash A lot of people tell me that they don’t do self-care all. They tell me that carving out time for themselves makes them feel guilty, like...
by Sonya Rafferty | Jul 23, 2019 | Activities, Emotion Coaching, Mindfulness
Have you ever felt overwhelmed? Like 4 o’clock on a Tuesday and you have to pick up the kids from practice, stop at the grocery store, cook dinner, wrangle homework, get everyone ready for bed, and manage to wind down after all of that? If this is a normal day for you...
by Sonya Rafferty | Jul 20, 2019 | Emotion Coaching
Perfect Parenting Isn’t a Thing- 6 Ways to Forgive Yourself When You Make a Mistake We’ve all been there. Made a mistake that we feel terrible about- yelled at our kids, spoke sharply to our partner, and afterwards felt like a real jerk. Deep down you know this isn’t...
