The Inherent Parent Coach

02/02/2026

It’s international play therapy week! What is play therapy anyway? This week we’ll explore more.

01/27/2026

How to talk to kids about death?

Check out The Inherent Parent Coach’s video.

01/27/2026

Visuals like this are great to help your child recognize and communicate how stressed they're feeling and whether that is increasing or decreasing. Where are you on the scale right now?

01/26/2026

https://www.theinherentparentcoach.com/blog/the-abcs-of-communicating-with-kids

As an ADHDer myself, I understand how difficult it can be to try to work with someone who is often distracted, lost in thought, or starting another new task instead of completing the current one. It’s frustrating for us too! Sometimes the actual homework isn’t as difficult as buckling down to ge...

01/20/2026

Helpful strategies to combat anxiety for kids or adults

01/19/2026

https://www.theinherentparentcoach.com/blog/traveling-with-kids

We are firmly in the middle of summer and peak travel season. My family has had trips that have gone wonderfully and we’ve had trips that made me want to pull my hair out. I’d like to say that the key to having a successful vacation or travel with kids is to plan ahead, but I don’t think it’...

01/19/2026

🎉 Ready for a fun challenge? Participate in our Monthly Challenge where we encourage parents to try one new parenting hack each month! Then come back here to share any successes, no matter how small.

01/16/2026

01/15/2026

Have you ever created a visual so accurate that it hurts your own feelings?

01/10/2026

Sometimes when the world is on fire and everything feels hopeless and unfair and too big, I think of generations of parents throughout history who have continued tucking in their children through wars and famines and genocides and unrest. How have they held the weight of human suffering and grief while giving forehead kisses and reading fairytales with happy endings?

01/07/2026

Have I ruined my kids? Probably not. How to tell.

01/06/2026

Here's a free visual to use with kids to work on building emotional regulation strategies