People feel trapped by prior commitments. Parents worry about providing the right experiences for their children. Family schedules are so full that there’s little room for genuine connection. It’s common for children to have tightly structured days, leaving almost no free time. Parents, too, feel strained as they shuffle their kids from one activity to […]
The Avoidance Trap
Accommodation: Parents Avoidance Trap Anxiety is a prevalent topic in media and professional training spaces today. It’s also a fundamental part of how our nervous system is wired. In my work with teens, I often hear them say, “I just want anxiety to go away.” My response is usually, “I haven’t figured out how to […]
A Pathway Towards Connection in a Polarized World
A Pathway Towards Connection in a Polarized World: Exploring the Roles We Can Play in Division (Part 3) By: Alexis Wood This is the third and final part of our series exploring pathways toward connection in a polarized world. As we get closer and closer to the Presidential election this fall, we are bombarded with […]
Uncharted Territory; Positive Strategies for Parenting in the Digital World
If you are not an educator, you like me, do not have much of a template for parenting/teaching children how to be responsible digital citizens. Note that these skills are higher level executive functioning skills. They require practice, intentionality, and development. By that I mean, as young people age and their prefrontal cortex continues to […]
Braver Angels Series: A Pathway Towards Connection in a Polarized World: Exploring the Roles We Can Play in Division (Part 2)
If you read last month’s article, we are delving into a series on depolarization. At Traverse, we see a great deal of polarization surrounding politics in the families we work with and within our own families. Last month’s article delved into the first two out of six roles people can play in political conversations or […]
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