Boost your emotional resilience with these affirmations that remind you that there’s no such thing as perfect parenting.
RESOURCES ON:
Validation
Don’t feel heard or seen? That often starts with ourselves. Validation means acknowledging that things can get tough as a parent, so we feel understood instead of unaccomplished.
Compassion for the Parenting Journey
Get insight into how compassion can soften the hard moments of parenting and be beneficial to your kids.
13 Ways to Heal From Being an Unloved Child
Heal your lack of love during childhood to build a more compassionate relationship with yourself and your children.
From Grace to Growth: How Parental Self-Compassion Nurtures Children’s Emotional Balance
Dive into the research behind how showing yourself grace and kindness as a parent can create an emotionally balanced home, setting your children up for long-term emotional resilience.
The “Hidden Part of Parenting” Visualization
Practice self-compassion and reduce the urge to compare with this guided visualization that reminds you that there are aspects of other people’s lives that you’re not able to see.
Affirmation Activities
Reap the benefits of affirmations using these interactive activities, developed to boost your self-esteem and inner resilience.
Self-Worth Exercises
Recognize your inherent value with these three exercises to build your confidence in both your parenting and daily life.
Common Humanity Worksheet
Reduce feelings of isolation by reflecting on the shared experience of facing challenges with this guided worksheet.
Loving-Kindness Meditation
Send thoughts of kindness and compassion to yourself and others with this soothing meditation.
Flipping Your Lid
Understand how emotional overwhelm impacts your brain with this kid-friendly analogy that can teach you and your little ones to keep their cool.
Why and How To “Be on Your Own Side”
Uncover how practicing self-compassion can positively impact not only your well-being but also your role as a parent.
How Generational Trauma Can Empower Your Parenting
See how recognizing and addressing negative patterns can turn them into strengths, empowering you to parent more consciously and compassionately with this article from Parents.com. There is unfortunately no official guide for raising happy children. In fact, in the...
Trusting the Gold
Through inspiring stories and practices, learn how to reconnect with your inherent goodness and nurture a sense of inner peace and self-trust to be a more confident parent.
You Are Not a Sh*tty Parent
On tough days, this honest and empowering book reminds you that you’re doing better than you think—and offers practical ways to embrace self-compassion.