The Flipped Parenting Blog

Are you raising an ungrateful child?

Expressing gratitude can be tricky … for kids and adults. It’s so easy to freak out when we think we…

Let’s Talk Anxiety and Parenting

As I always say, anxiety is a B@%#! Anxiety when you’re a parent? If you know, you know. ? As…

Managing Meltdowns Like the Bomb Squad

When our kids melt down or have tantrums, we tend to, well, freak out ourselves. Angry thoughts pop into our…

Invisible Energy Zappers and Summer Colds

Summer colds are annoying. I’ve been home the last three weeks with a cold virus I can’t seem to kick.…

The Pressures of a Perfect Summer

I recently wrote a blog about how we parents tend to put a lot of pressure on ourselves to create…

No Matter How Informed You Are, Perfect Parenting Doesn't Exist

Surprise! I’m an Imperfect Parent

If I had a dollar for every time my kids snarkily asked me, “Aren’t you a parent coach?” I’d be…

“This may not be a popular opinion, but…”​

This is how I started my response in a local moms Facebook group, the second time in a week I…

K.I.S.S

Keep it simple, stupid. Welcome to my 2022 motto! (And its sibling, “Good Enough.”) I excel in overthinking (that could…

A New Generation of Parents

❔  What was your relationship like with your parents growing up?❔  What do you wish your parents had done differently?…

Growth vs. Fixed Mindset

Which of the following statements do you agree with: A person’s intelligence and talents are set from birth (“I am…

Perfection is Overrated.

“Perfect is the enemy of good.”  – Voltaire I’m embarrassed to admit this, but I’ve been working on launching this…

blog posts from the OC Mom Collective

How To Keep Your Child’s Public Meltdown From Ruining Your Day

Your child has thrown themself on the dirty ground, screaming incoherently, in the middle of the food court. It’s official…

The Most Important Thing You Can Do To Help Your Child After Divorce

Divorce itself isn’t the reason kids suffer. As a child of divorce, I saw first-hand the damage divorce does to…

My Pantry Saga Part 2: Questioning My Thoughts About The Kitchen Pantry

He said no. My handyman said no. I knew he wasn’t sold on my brilliant idea to replace my kitchen…

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What I Learned About Love From My Kitchen Pantry Renovation

I just had a handyman come to give an estimate on how much it would cost to REMOVE those pretty…

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10 Truths About Positive Parenting And Why It Works

Spoiler: The truth about positive parenting is that it’s not about hippy, dippy parents raising spoiled “special snowflakes.” Positive parenting…

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Lessons From A New Member of the Sandwich Generation

I am an egg salad sandwich. As a member of the “Sandwich Generation,” I decided naming myself after a sandwich…

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Five Helpful Ideas for a Family Pandemic Reset

Pandemic “quality time” – was that really a thing? Many people have praised what they perceived as the upside of…