FeelLinks Blog

Shame-free, supportive responses to children's challenging behavior

Shame-free, supportive responses to children's ...

When challenging behaviors cause our patience to run thin, it’s easy to be quick to react. However, it’s much more advantageous for our children and ourselves if we lean in...

Shame-free, supportive responses to children's ...

When challenging behaviors cause our patience to run thin, it’s easy to be quick to react. However, it’s much more advantageous for our children and ourselves if we lean in...

Embrace With Human Kindness…

Embrace With Human Kindness…

Let's bring our kindness along everywhere we go and embrace the time we have.

Embrace With Human Kindness…

Let's bring our kindness along everywhere we go and embrace the time we have.

How Emotions Influence the Brain

How Emotions Influence the Brain

A simplistic way of looking at how our emotions influence the brain and how best to support children when tough emotions arise. 

How Emotions Influence the Brain

A simplistic way of looking at how our emotions influence the brain and how best to support children when tough emotions arise. 

The Importance of Validating Our Children's Emotions

The Importance of Validating Our Children's Emo...

We often want to jump in and "fix" the tough emotions or make them "go away."  However, this does not help the child and it can actually cause them greater stress. Helping a...

The Importance of Validating Our Children's Emo...

We often want to jump in and "fix" the tough emotions or make them "go away."  However, this does not help the child and it can actually cause them greater stress. Helping a...

Checking-in Is Connecting

Checking-in Is Connecting

Checking-in shows our children that we care, love them, and we are holding space for them in a safe and nurturing emotional and physical environment. How can we best check-in on our children's...

Checking-in Is Connecting

Checking-in shows our children that we care, love them, and we are holding space for them in a safe and nurturing emotional and physical environment. How can we best check-in on our children's...

Back-To-School Routines

Back-To-School Routines

Daily routines bring our children a sense of safety and calm. The predictability of routines help us set expectations for our children and lead to better cooperation and less behavioral...

Back-To-School Routines

Daily routines bring our children a sense of safety and calm. The predictability of routines help us set expectations for our children and lead to better cooperation and less behavioral...