Blog | Ashley Anjlien Kumar

Flip the Script: Avoid Repression of Negative Parenting-Related Thoughts - do this instead.

Do you ever notice yourself stuck in a cycle of negative thinking as a parent? “I can’t believe I said that. I hurt my child.” “I failed...

7 Ways to Support Your Teenager With Self-Esteem...and how to apply this to little kids too

A plant grows or withers silently. There are choices we make that impact the plant, and each choice comes with a consequence. When we...

Challenges are kids face today

"In Grade 6, 36% of girls say they are self-confident, but by Grade 10 this has plummeted to only 14%.10 Between age nine and 13, girls...

WHEN IS LYING OKAY?

2 COMMON MISTAKES PARENTS MAKE ABOUT LYING. Ever discovered your young child lying? How did it feel? Frustrating? Disappointing? Have you...

Are you Parenting a Sensitive Child?

She sees someone glance at her a certain way and panics, internalizing experiences of judgement. She hears a friend comment that the...

PART 3: THREE THINGS PARENTS CAN DO TO HELP EMPOWER A PERFECTIONIST CHILD

3 PART SERIES: Part 1, Part 2 Part 3: AVOID person, looks or talent-based praise. “Do you think I’m fat?” Not something you might hear a...

PART 2: THREE THINGS PARENTS CAN DO TO HELP EMPOWER A 'PERFECTIONIST' CHILD

#EMPOWERINGPARENTS #EMPOWERINGKIDS #PERFECTIONISM How to help a child with perfectionist tendencies… A Three Part Series In Part 1 of...

PART 1: THREE THINGS PARENTS CAN DO TO HELP EMPOWER A 'PERFECTIONIST' CHILD

Does your child get down on herself? Is she hard on herself? Perfectionist child? Here are some things you can do. PART 1: BE VULNERABLE...