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The HUG Effect: The Small Parenting Gesture That Changes Everything
Let’s be honest: parenting can feel like trying to keep a candle burning in a storm. You’re not just managing routines and responsibilities—you’re holding space for love, conflict, joy, and everything in between. And sometimes, you’re doing it with a teenager who seems to have forgotten how to smile.
That’s why we start with Caring Presence.
Tamar Sloan
Jun 284 min read


The Parenting Paradox: Why Love and Limits Matter More Than Ever
One of the biggest myths parents carry is that we should know how to do this. After all, we were parented ourselves, right?
But the world our parents raised us in isn’t the world we’re raising kids in now.
Tamar Sloan
Jun 194 min read


Behind the Door: What Adolescence Teaches Us About Parental Presence
If you’ve watched Adolescence on Netflix recently, chances are you finished it with a hollow ache in your chest. It’s not just the...
Tamar Sloan
Jun 143 min read


Let them be bored: The Parenting Revelation That Made a Room Full of Parents Sigh with Relief
I was running a parenting workshop recently, exploring the thorny topic of device usage. As we talked about the ever-present pull of...
Tamar Sloan
Jun 124 min read


Should I talk to my teen like an adult?
What respectful communication really looks like with your growing child
A parent asked this recently, and it’s a question that lingers long after it’s asked: “Should I talk to my teen like an adult?”
At first glance, it seems simple. But beneath it is something much more layered: How do I talk to my teen in a way that earns demonstrates respect, holds my ground, and still feels like connection?
Tamar Sloan
Jun 112 min read
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Martin Luther King
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