As you all probably know, I am parenting three children with mental health problems. There are a total of seven people and two dogs in my house right now.
Tag Archives: kids
Round Up: How to Work From Home When the Kids Are Off School
I’ve been working from home while homeschooling my kids for three years, and in that time I’ve developed a few home-management skills that help me get both work and school tasks done effectively.
How Could Motherhood Possibly Be This Hard? (Parenting Kids with Mental Health Problems)
Dear long-time readers: You may recognize this blog post from my old blog, nicoleroder.com. From time to time, I will re-share old blog posts here. If you’ve read it before, feel free to just scroll by. (Or stick around and enjoy it all over again!)
I wrote this particular blog post in 2017. Back then, I didn’t have the best handle on treating my kids’ mental illnesses. It’s not exactly easy now, but at least the kids are taking prescription medications along with their therapy. That helps a lot.
Round-Up: How to Talk to Your Kids About CoronaVirus (COVID-19)
A lot of the news about the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) sounds scary. It’s also confusing and changes rapidly. Understandably, your kids might have some questions. Below, you’ll find a round-up of articles that contain good advice for answering those questions, easing some of your children’s (and your!) anxiety about the virus, and keeping your family safe and healthy.
Actively Listening to Your Child
Can we talk for a moment about listening? As Americans, when we have conversations, we’re conditioned to do something that psychologists call “reloading” while the other person is talking. This means that instead of truly listening to our conversation partner, we’re preparing what we will say next. (Don’t worry. The other person is doing it to you too. You’re not a total narcissist.)
On Bed Time Meltdowns
“Dear God, just get me to bed time.” What parent hasn’t uttered those words at least one (billion?) times?
For me, bed time is not my favorite time of day. Not at all. We have very serious power struggles at bed time. My 4-year-old, in particular, is a master at making the getting-to-bed process as painful as possible.
Nicole Roder